Running Universal Windows unit tests from the command line

Question

How do you run Universal Windows (UWP) unit test projects from the command line?

I am using the MSTestFramework.

Answer 1

Short answer:

vstest.console.exe /Platform:x64 AppPackages\UnitTestProject1_1.0.0.0_x64_Debug_Test\UnitTestProject1_1.0.0.0_x64_Debug.appx

Long answer:

1. Create the project by selecting Universal / Unit Test App (Universal Windows) template:

   

2. Build it with command line using in the folder where the solution file is

   msbuild /p:Platform=x64;Configuration=Debug

3. Try running the vstest.console.exe command above, in the short answer. It will fail, giving the following error message:

   error 0x800B0109: The root certificate of the signature in the app package or bundle must be trusted..
   For more details look into Event Viewer under Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> AppXDeployment-Server -> Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeploymentServer/Operational.
   

4. To be able to run tests from command line, you need to use a certificate which has trusted root, or make the certificate that generated by visual studio trusted. For the latter, double click UnitTestProject1_TemporaryKey.pfx file from windows explorer, and follow the import wizard default steps, but change two things:

   • Set Store Location to local machine:
   • Place the certificate to Trusted Root Certification Authorities store:
   • Finishing the wizard should say "The import was successful."
5. Try running vstest.console.exe using the parameters in the short answer, and now it should run all your tests.