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

Core Principles