Test method name should follow conventions

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Metadata

ID: csharp-best-practices/test-method-names

Language: C#

Severity: Info

Category: Best Practices

Description

Test methods should follow the following guidelines:

must be public and not async
the name should start with Test

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Non-Compliant Code Examples

class MyTests {
    [TestMethod]
    void FooBar()
    {

    }

    [TestMethod]
    public async void BlipBlop()
    {

    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

class MyTests {
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestSomething()
    {

    }
}

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - csharp-best-practices     # Rules to enforce C# best practices.

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