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Jv (jv-ravichandran) wrote : Re: [Bug 1071164] [NEW] Support async methods in usage scenarios of Throws constraints

Hi Simone,

As you have mentioned, the statement Assert is used on whether the async
lambda throws a specific exception or not but since the lambda itself is
async-ed, do you mean to say that the assertion itself should be awaited ?

Jv

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Simone Busoli
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Although we support async test methods, we're not handling other async
> things properly. For instance this is not working as expected:
>
> Assert.That(async () => await DoSomething(), Throws.Exception);
>
> The reasons is the same as why we didn't support async methods: we are
> not waiting until the function has completed its execution.
>
> Additional details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13056716
> /async-unit-tests-not-working-as-expected
>
> ** Affects: nunitv2
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071164
>
> Title:
> Support async methods in usage scenarios of Throws constraints
>
> Status in NUnit V2 Test Framework:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Although we support async test methods, we're not handling other async
> things properly. For instance this is not working as expected:
>
> Assert.That(async () => await DoSomething(), Throws.Exception);
>
> The reasons is the same as why we didn't support async methods: we are
> not waiting until the function has completed its execution.
>
> Additional details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13056716
> /async-unit-tests-not-working-as-expected
>
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Regards,

Ravichandran Jv
http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com