NUnit console can't load assembly for serialization test

Question

Error message:

System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException : Unable to find assembly 'MyCompany.Plates, Version=12.15.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0b9f95a95d107d22'. +++++++++++++++++++ STACK TRACE: at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryAssemblyInfo.GetAssembly()

There are two DLL files:

PlatesTests.dll and MyCompany.Plates.dll

The tests are all in PlatesTests.dll. The objects being serialized are in MyCompany.Plates.dll.

When run by passing PlatesTests.dll to nunit-console.exe, everything passes.

However, our build system uses a .nunit file as under:

<NUnitProject>
  <Settings activeconfig="Default" />
  <Config name="Default" binpathtype="Auto">
    <assembly path="..\..\Build Products\ReleaseTests\PlatesTests.dll" />
   </Config>
</NUnitProject>

And when the nunit-console is run against this .nunit file, it gives the above error.

How can I fix this problem?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '13 at 15:08

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I believe that you have to run the console project with /noshadow

From the documentation

The /noshadow option disables shadow copying of the assembly in order to provide improved performance.

This shadow copying sometimes causes assembly loading to fail for projects.

answered Oct 30 '13 at 15:08

Justin Pihony

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OK, where is it trying to load the MyCompany.Plates from? Can you use fusion log viewer to check? – Justin Pihony Oct 30 '13 at 15:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 01 '19 at 23:36

I fixed this by setting the appbase on the .nunit setting file to point to where PlatesTests.dll and MyCompany.Plates.dll are both located.

The new file looks like this:

<NUnitProject>
  <Settings activeconfig="Default" appbase="..\..\Build Products\ReleaseTests" />
  <Config name="Default" binpathtype="Auto">
    <assembly path="..\..\Build Products\ReleaseTests\PlatesTests.dll" />
  </Config>
</NUnitProject>

NUnit console can't load assembly for serialization test

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