Integration Testing with .NET Aspire + xUnit

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Writing integration tests for .NET Aspire applications
• Testing ASP.NET Core apps with real database connections
• Verifying service-to-service communication in distributed applications
• Testing with actual infrastructure (SQL Server, Redis, message queues) in containers
• Combining Playwright UI tests with Aspire-orchestrated services
• Testing microservices with proper service discovery and networking

Reference Files

• advanced-patterns.md: Endpoint discovery, database testing, Playwright, conditional config, Respawn, service communication, message queues
• ci-and-tooling.md: CI/CD integration, custom resource waiters, Aspire CLI with MCP

Core Principles