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NUnit - retry on exception by default

I am using NUnit to test a large web application with Selenium.

We are depending on a number of exceptions, either custom or provided by Selenium, to fail the tests. NUnit features a Retry attribute, which repeats a failed test, but only on an explicit assertion error.

Is there any way to handle exceptions as failed assertions by default? Wrapping every relevant statement, or every test as a whole in

Assert.That(TestMethodDelegate, Throws.Nothing)

as suggested here would involve a lot of work and additional boilerplate.

I understand this goes against intended behavior, but I need to bend some rules to tame the misguided nightmare that is Selenium testing.

Solution

  • You could take the code from the NUnit RetryAttribute and write your own version for your tests. I believe you would just need to modify the if statement in the Execute method to check for failures and errors.