JetBrains now also brings its code coverage tool and performance profiler for .NET, dotCover, to version 2020. 3. It is an extension for Visual Studio that integrates with JetBrain’s ReSharper code analyzer. The latter was only recently released in version 2020. 3.

The release of .NET 5 is not long ago, and .NET developers have additional Target Frameworks (TFM) at their disposal. With the update of the extension for Visual Studio, developers can now choose whether they want to run the tool for all defined TFMs or whether the code coverage analysis should run selectively on a specific TFM.

News for Continuos Testing In addition, the update provides new Continuos Testing Build Modes for dotCover. This gives developers the ability to run their unit tests along with the code coverage analysis in scenarios like Run All Tests , Run New and Outdated Tests and Cover New and Outdated Tests . In the settings you can choose when tests should be carried out. For example, tests can be run during development or – if a closer feedback loop is desired – every time a file is saved.

With the current version of dotCover, it is possible to expand the coverage tree by using the Reset drop coverage data to remove invalid code coverage results. This option can be found in the area Unit Test coverage . Invalid results can arise, for example, from distributed work by team members as well as the addition of new functions and bug fixes. Further information on JetBrains dotCover 2020. 3 can be found on the JetBrains blog.

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