Debugging ASP.NET Tests

5 posts · Mar 2006 – Jun 2013

What this trail covers

This thread tracks the evolution of debugging ASP.NET unit and web tests. Initially, it covered attaching the debugger to IIS or the ASP.NET Development Server (Cassini) process, debugging in Web.config, and setting breakpoints. This post updates the topic to clarify errors regarding debugging with Cassini and IIS, providing distinct sections for each. It also covers the difference between 'Debug Selection' and 'Run Selection' for tests.

All Microsoft trails

Jun 2013JavaScript/Native Interop Debugging in Visual Studio 2013Introduced a new debugger type "Native with Script" in Visual Studio 2013 for debugging JavaScript and Native code simultaneously. This debugger type provides the full Native debugging experience with added JavaScript support, allowing for simultaneous debugging of both code types within a single Visual Studio instance. This resolves limitations of the Visual Studio 2012 workaround, such as requiring two instances of Visual Studio and unresponsiveness when one instance is in a break state. The "Native with Script" experience allows for setting breakpoints in both native and JavaScript files, viewing call stacks with both code types, and inspecting local variables in JavaScript frames.
Dec 2012Debugging on your Windows RT Device without a Network ConnectionThis post details how to debug Windows RT devices without a network connection by using a direct Ethernet cable connection between the development machine and the RT device, and configuring project properties to use this connection. It outlines the necessary hardware (Ethernet cable, USB Ethernet adapter) and the steps for configuring project properties in Visual Studio 2012 for C#, Visual Basic, JavaScript, and C++ projects to establish this direct debugging connection.
Mar 2012Visual Studio 11 Beta - Unit Testing Plugins ListThis post highlights the availability of various unit testing frameworks and test runners that have shipped support for Visual Studio 11 Beta, including adapters for C++, JavaScript, C#, Python, Silverlight, TypeScript, and Node.js.
Mar 2006Update to topic on debugging while unit testing in ASP.NETThis post updates the existing topic on debugging ASP.NET tests by correcting errors related to debugging with the ASP.NET Development Server (Cassini) and IIS. It now provides distinct sections for debugging ASP.NET projects using Cassini and debugging ASP.NET projects running on IIS, clarifying the process for each.
Mar 2006How to: Debug while Running a Test in an ASP.NET SolutionThis post details how to debug ASP.NET production code while a test is running. It explains that test code runs in either the IIS process or the ASP.NET Development Server process, not the typical VSTestHost process. It provides step-by-step procedures for attaching the debugger to IIS (w3wp.exe or aspnet_wp.exe) by enabling debugging in Web.config and attaching to the process, and for debugging with the ASP.NET Development Server by adding `System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()` to the test and then attaching to the process when the breakpoint is hit. It also clarifies the difference between 'Debug Selection' and 'Run Selection' for tests.
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