dotnet-gha-build-test
dotnet-gha-build-test
.NET build and test workflow patterns for GitHub Actions: actions/setup-dotnet@v4 configuration with multi-version installs and NuGet authentication, NuGet restore caching for fast CI, dotnet test with result publishing via dorny/test-reporter, code coverage upload to Codecov and Coveralls, multi-TFM matrix testing across net8.0 and net9.0, and test sharding strategies for large projects.
Version assumptions: actions/setup-dotnet@v4 for .NET 8/9/10 support. dorny/test-reporter@v1 for test result visualization. Codecov and Coveralls GitHub Apps for coverage reporting.
Scope boundary: This skill owns .NET build and test pipeline configuration for GitHub Actions. Starter CI templates (basic build/test/pack) are owned by [skill:dotnet-add-ci]. Composable workflow patterns (reusable workflows, matrix strategies, caching) are in [skill:dotnet-gha-patterns]. Testing strategy guidance (what to test, test architecture, quality gates) is owned by [skill:dotnet-testing-strategy]. Benchmark CI workflows are owned by [skill:dotnet-ci-benchmarking].
Out of scope: Starter CI templates -- see [skill:dotnet-add-ci]. Test architecture and strategy -- see [skill:dotnet-testing-strategy]. Benchmark regression detection in CI -- see [skill:dotnet-ci-benchmarking]. Publishing and deployment -- see [skill:dotnet-gha-publish] and [skill:dotnet-gha-deploy]. Azure DevOps build/test pipelines -- see [skill:dotnet-ado-build-test].
Cross-references: [skill:dotnet-add-ci] for starter build/test templates, [skill:dotnet-testing-strategy] for test architecture guidance, [skill:dotnet-ci-benchmarking] for benchmark CI integration, [skill:dotnet-artifacts-output] for artifact upload path adjustments when using centralized build output layout.
actions/setup-dotnet@v4 Configuration
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