Testing

Test Categories

Unit Tests (test/EFCore.Tests/, test/EFCore.Relational.Tests/, test/EFCore.{Provider}.Tests/)

Isolated logic tests. Build models via *TestHelpers.Instance.CreateConventionBuilder(), resolve services from CreateContextServices(). No database needed.

Specification Tests (provider-agnostic abstract bases)

Define WHAT to test (LINQ queries, expected results). Can't be run directly — provider tests override to verify HOW (generated SQL).

• Core → test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/
• Relational → test/EFCore.Relational.Specification.Tests/

Functional Tests (test/EFCore.{Provider}.FunctionalTests/)

Concrete provider tests inheriting specification tests. Most include SQL baseline assertions.

Test Class Hierarchy (Query Example)