How do I specify a set of tests using VSTest in a Pipeline

Question

Using azure pipelines I want to build and run web service tests. Using the classic pipeline builder (so not the YAML) I want to be able to select a specific set of tests to run. My tests are grouped into various classes. Each class has numerous tests.

If I leave the filter field empty I will run all tests in all classes. But I would like to specify a class of tests. How do I do this?

I have tried the following but no tests can be found

ClassName=WebServices.SocialTests

ClassName=SocialTests

Tests=SocialTests

or

Tests=WebServices.SocialTests

Using Jenkins, I can run these tests from the command line. All I have to do is specify the following:

dotnet vstest mytests.dll /Tests:SocialTests

So the question is why can i not do it in a pipeline?

Answer 1

As workaround , you can add TestCategory to the test method , for example: --filter TestCategory=CategoryA , runs tests which are annotated with [TestCategory("CategoryA")].

namespace MSTestNamespace
{
    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;

    [TestClass]
    public class UnitTestClass1
    {
        [Priority(2)]
        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMethod1(){
        
        }

        [TestCategory("CategoryA")]
        [Priority(3)]
        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMethod2(){
        }
    }
}

For details , please refer to this document.