TDD for Windows Store app development without mocks

Question

Has anyone come up with a good TDD setup for Windows Store App development? I\'m so used to using mocking frameworks, but this is no-longer an option since dynamic assembly

Answer 1

You'll be able to mock in Windows Store App as you are used to by using Telerik JustMock. It's available as a separated installer that delivers a DLL that you import in your test project. It's free, but you must first register.

The syntax is not so different as Moq. Remember to also add the namespace Telerik.JustMock.Helpers to add usefull extensions.

I'm currently using it to develop an Universall App using Prism.StoreApps. With JustMock i'm now able to unit test my ViewModel in isolation. I can now unit test all the layers of my software, i'm no longer forced to create PCL layers. They are now Portable 8.1 projects.

Answer 2

The approach I'm trying out now is placing the testable code in a regular .NET 4.5 assembly, allowing it to be unit tested with mocks using a normal unit test project. Then, in the Windows Store App project, these same source files are added as links. This is inconvenient since I'm having to duplicate project references between the two platforms, and I have to be careful to ensure the code compiles in both projects, but this approach does allow me to use better unit testing tools.

I'm still eagerly waiting to see if someone comes up with something better.