NUnit: Accessing the Failure Message in TearDown()

Question

I'm trying to log the results of automated tests run in NUnit in a small database so that data is easily accessible and more securely logged for various reasons. (There's about ~550 automated tests and running them all can take days)

I already have access to the ending status of the test (Passed/Failed/Error/Cancelled/Skipped etc..) but I'd like to log the extra detail.

I am looking to do this within TearDown().

This is the closest thing I could find, but did not provide me with an answer: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/nunit-discuss/lXxwECvpqFc/IbKOfQlbJe8J

Ideas?

Answer 1

I believe you'll be able to get the information you need with NUnit EventListeners. I haven't used these myself, but I've had them bookmarked to do something similar to what you're trying to accomplish.

Here's the interface you'd be working with. Hopefully your TearDown method would be called just before TestFinished, but I can't verify this.

public interface EventListener
{
    void RunStarted(string name, int testCount );
    void RunFinished(TestResult result);
    void RunFinished(Exception exception);
    void TestStarted(TestName testName);
    void TestFinished(TestResult result);
    void SuiteStarted(TestName testName);
    void SuiteFinished(TestResult result);
    void UnhandledException(Exception exception);
    void TestOutput(TestOutput testOutput);
}