Custom messages for unit tests in MSTest

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Is there a way that I can customize or otherwise add custom content to the output window? For example, if I have a test case that compares two text files and they don't match, can I somehow place a button in the output window (where the error messages normally appear) that would open the contents of the files in a diff tool?

It seems to me that there should be a way to make this happen, but I can't figure it out...

The only possible way I can think is to create a plugin for visual studio. — chaliasos, Dec 12 '12 at 16:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 18 '12 at 04:34

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There is no inbuilt mechanism to allow you to do this. Like Schaliasos mentions a custom plugin would be the route to go.

answered Dec 18 '12 at 04:34

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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Using System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("My Message"); and Console.WriteLine("My Message"); worked well for me. You can then view the output from the test Explorer results window if you need to.

This is the solution presented here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4589944/254215

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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answered Jan 20 '16 at 11:37

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Custom messages for unit tests in MSTest

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