Scrubbers

Scrubbers run on the final string before doing the verification action.

Multiple scrubbers can be defined at multiple levels.

By default scrubber are executed in reverse order. So the most recent added method scrubber through to earliest added global scrubber. All scrubber APIs support a ScrubberLocation location. To execute a scrubber last use ScrubberLocation.Last.

Scrubbers can be added multiple times to have them execute multiple times. This can be helpful when compounding multiple scrubbers together.

Available Scrubbers

Scrubbers can be added to an instance of VerifySettings or globally on VerifierSettings.

Directory Scrubbers

• The current solution directory will be replaced with {SolutionDirectory}. To disable use VerifierSettings.DontScrubSolutionDirectory() in a module initializer. See solution Discovery
• The current project directory will be replaced with {ProjectDirectory}. To disable use VerifierSettings.DontScrubProjectDirectory() in a module initializer.
• On Windows, the current user profile will be replaced with {UserProfile}. To disable use VerifierSettings.DontScrubUserProfile() in a module initializer.
• The AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory will be replaced with {CurrentDirectory}.
• The Assembly.CodeBase will be replaced with {CurrentDirectory}.
• The Path.GetTempPath() will be replaced with {TempPath}.

Attribute data

The solution and project directory replacement functionality is achieved by adding attributes to the target assembly at compile time. For any project that references Verify, the following attributes will be added:

[assembly: AssemblyMetadata("Verify.ProjectDirectory", "C:\Code\TheSolution\Project\")]
[assembly: AssemblyMetadata("Verify.SolutionDirectory", "C:\Code\TheSolution\")]

This information can be useful to consumers when writing tests, so it is exposed via AttributeReader:

• Project directory for an assembly: AttributeReader.GetProjectDirectory(assembly)
• Project directory for the current executing assembly: AttributeReader.GetProjectDirectory()
• Solution directory for an assembly: AttributeReader.GetSolutionDirectory(assembly)
• Solution directory for the current executing assembly: AttributeReader.GetSolutionDirectory()

ScrubLines

Allows lines to be selectively removed using a Func.

For example remove lines containing text:

verifySettings.ScrubLines(line => line.Contains("text"));

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ScrubLinesContaining

Remove all lines containing any of the defined strings.

For example remove lines containing text1 or text2

verifySettings.ScrubLinesContaining("text1", "text2");

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Case insensitive by default (StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase).

StringComparison can be overridden:

verifySettings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "text1", "text2");

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ScrubLinesWithReplace

Allows lines to be selectively replaced using a Func.

For example converts lines to upper case:

verifySettings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(line => line.ToUpper());

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ScrubMachineName

Replaces Environment.MachineName with TheMachineName.

verifySettings.ScrubMachineName();

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ScrubUserName

Replaces Environment.UserName with TheUserName.

verifySettings.ScrubUserName();

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AddScrubber

Adds a scrubber with full control over the text via a Func

DisableScrubbers

Given the following target

static object BuildTarget() =>
    new Target(
        "C:/Code/TheSolution",
        "C:/Code/TheSolution/TheProject",
        new Date(2020, 1, 1),
        new DateTime(2020, 1, 1),
        new DateTimeOffset(2020, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, TimeSpan.FromHours(10)),
        new Guid("ae8529a6-30a0-46e2-b7d6-9fcb7b23463c"));

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When scrubbers are disabled the result will be:

{
  TheSolutionDir: C:/Code/TheSolution,
  TheProjectDir: C:/Code/TheSolution/TheProject,
  Date: 2020-01-01,
  DateTime: 2020-01-01,
  DateTimeOffset: 2020-01-01 01:01:01 +10,
  Guid: ae8529a6-30a0-46e2-b7d6-9fcb7b23463c
}

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Instance

[Fact]
public Task Instance()
{
    var settings = new VerifySettings();
    settings.DisableScrubbers();
    return Verify(BuildTarget(), settings);
}

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Fluent

[Fact]
public Task Fluent() =>
    Verify(BuildTarget())
        .DisableScrubbers();

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More complete example

NUnit

[TestFixture]
public class ScrubbersSample
{
    [Test]
    public Task Lines()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: _ =>
            {
                if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                {
                    return "NoMoreLineE";
                }

                return _;
            });
        settings.ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'));
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D");
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: """
                    LineA
                    LineB
                    LineC
                    LineD
                    LineE
                    LineH
                    LineI
                    LineJ
                    """);
    }

    [Test]
    public Task LinesFluent() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               LineD
               LineE
               LineH
               LineI
               LineJ
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: _ =>
                {
                    if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                    {
                        return "NoMoreLineE";
                    }

                    return _;
                })
            .ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'))
            .ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D")
            .ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");

    [Test]
    public Task RemoveOrReplace() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: line =>
                {
                    if (line.Contains("LineB"))
                    {
                        return null;
                    }

                    return line.ToLower();
                });

    [Test]
    public Task EmptyLines() =>
        Verify("""

               LineA

               LineC

               """)
            .ScrubEmptyLines();
}

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xUnit

public class ScrubbersSample
{
    [Fact]
    public Task Lines()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: line =>
            {
                if (line.Contains("LineE"))
                {
                    return "NoMoreLineE";
                }

                return line;
            });
        settings.ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'));
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D");
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: """
                    LineA
                    LineB
                    LineC
                    LineD
                    LineE
                    LineH
                    LineI
                    LineJ
                    """);
    }

    [Fact]
    public Task EmptyLine()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: _ => "");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: "");
    }

    [Fact]
    public Task LinesFluent() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               LineD
               LineE
               LineH
               LineI
               LineJ
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: _ =>
                {
                    if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                    {
                        return "NoMoreLineE";
                    }

                    return _;
                })
            .ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'))
            .ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D")
            .ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");

    [Fact]
    public Task RemoveOrReplace() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: line =>
                {
                    if (line.Contains("LineB"))
                    {
                        return null;
                    }

                    return line.ToLower();
                });

    [Fact]
    public Task EmptyLines() =>
        Verify("""

               LineA

               LineC

               """)
            .ScrubEmptyLines();
}

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Fixie

public class ScrubbersSample
{
    public Task Lines()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: _ =>
            {
                if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                {
                    return "NoMoreLineE";
                }

                return _;
            });
        settings.ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'));
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D");
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: """
                    LineA
                    LineB
                    LineC
                    LineD
                    LineE
                    LineH
                    LineI
                    LineJ
                    """);
    }

    public Task LinesFluent() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               LineD
               LineE
               LineH
               LineI
               LineJ
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: _ =>
                {
                    if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                    {
                        return "NoMoreLineE";
                    }

                    return _;
                })
            .ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'))
            .ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D")
            .ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");

    public Task RemoveOrReplace() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: line =>
                {
                    if (line.Contains("LineB"))
                    {
                        return null;
                    }

                    return line.ToLower();
                });

    public Task EmptyLines() =>
        Verify("""

               LineA

               LineC

               """)
            .ScrubEmptyLines();
}

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MSTest

[TestClass]
public partial class ScrubbersSample
{
    [TestMethod]
    public Task Lines()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: _ =>
            {
                if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                {
                    return "NoMoreLineE";
                }

                return _;
            });
        settings.ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'));
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D");
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: """
                    LineA
                    LineB
                    LineC
                    LineD
                    LineE
                    LineH
                    LineI
                    LineJ
                    """);
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public Task LinesFluent() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               LineD
               LineE
               LineH
               LineI
               LineJ
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: _ =>
                {
                    if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                    {
                        return "NoMoreLineE";
                    }

                    return _;
                })
            .ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'))
            .ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D")
            .ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");

    [TestMethod]
    public Task RemoveOrReplace() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: line =>
                {
                    if (line.Contains("LineB"))
                    {
                        return null;
                    }

                    return line.ToLower();
                });

    [TestMethod]
    public Task EmptyLines() =>
        Verify("""

               LineA

               LineC

               """)
            .ScrubEmptyLines();
}

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TUnit

public class ScrubbersSample
{
    [Test]
    public Task Lines()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings();
        settings.ScrubLinesWithReplace(
            replaceLine: _ =>
            {
                if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                {
                    return "NoMoreLineE";
                }

                return _;
            });
        settings.ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'));
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D");
        settings.ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");
        return Verify(
            settings: settings,
            target: """
                    LineA
                    LineB
                    LineC
                    LineD
                    LineE
                    LineH
                    LineI
                    LineJ
                    """);
    }

    [Test]
    public Task LinesFluent() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               LineD
               LineE
               LineH
               LineI
               LineJ
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: _ =>
                {
                    if (_.Contains("LineE"))
                    {
                        return "NoMoreLineE";
                    }

                    return _;
                })
            .ScrubLines(removeLine: _ => _.Contains('J'))
            .ScrubLinesContaining("b", "D")
            .ScrubLinesContaining(StringComparison.Ordinal, "H");

    [Test]
    public Task RemoveOrReplace() =>
        Verify("""
               LineA
               LineB
               LineC
               """)
            .ScrubLinesWithReplace(
                replaceLine: line =>
                {
                    if (line.Contains("LineB"))
                    {
                        return null;
                    }

                    return line.ToLower();
                });

    [Test]
    public Task EmptyLines() =>
        Verify("""

               LineA

               LineC

               """)
            .ScrubEmptyLines();
}

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Results

LineA
LineC
NoMoreLineE
LineI

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Scrubber levels

Scrubbers can be defined at three levels:

• Method: Will run the verification in the current test method.
• Class: As a class level 'VerifySettings' field then re-used at the method level.
• Global: Will run for test methods on all tests.

NUnit

[TestFixture]
public class ScrubberLevelsSample
{
    VerifySettings classLevelSettings;

    public ScrubberLevelsSample()
    {
        classLevelSettings = new();
        classLevelSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Three", "C"));
    }

    [Test]
    public Task Simple()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings(classLevelSettings);
        settings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));
        return Verify("One Two Three", settings);
    }

    [Test]
    public Task SimpleFluent() =>
        Verify("One Two Three", classLevelSettings)
            .AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));

    [ModuleInitializer]
    public static void Setup() =>
        VerifierSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("One", "A"));
}

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xUnit

public class ScrubberLevelsSample
{
    VerifySettings classLevelSettings;

    public ScrubberLevelsSample()
    {
        classLevelSettings = new();
        classLevelSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Three", "C"));
    }

    [Fact]
    public Task Usage()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings(classLevelSettings);
        settings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));
        return Verify("One Two Three", settings);
    }

    [Fact]
    public Task UsageFluent() =>
        Verify("One Two Three", classLevelSettings)
            .AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));

    [ModuleInitializer]
    public static void Initialize() =>
        VerifierSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("One", "A"));
}

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Fixie

public class ScrubberLevelsSample
{
    VerifySettings classLevelSettings;

    public ScrubberLevelsSample()
    {
        classLevelSettings = new();
        classLevelSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Three", "C"));
    }

    public Task Simple()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings(classLevelSettings);
        settings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));
        return Verify("One Two Three", settings);
    }

    public Task SimpleFluent() =>
        Verify("One Two Three", classLevelSettings)
            .AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));

    [ModuleInitializer]
    public static void Setup() =>
        VerifierSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("One", "A"));
}

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MSTest

[TestClass]
public partial class ScrubberLevelsSample
{
    VerifySettings classLevelSettings;

    public ScrubberLevelsSample()
    {
        classLevelSettings = new();
        classLevelSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Three", "C"));
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public Task Simple()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings(classLevelSettings);
        settings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));
        return Verify("One Two Three", settings);
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public Task SimpleFluent() =>
        Verify("One Two Three", classLevelSettings)
            .AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));

    [AssemblyInitialize]
    public static void Setup(TestContext testContext) =>
        VerifierSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("One", "A"));
}

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TUnit

public class ScrubberLevelsSample
{
    VerifySettings classLevelSettings;

    public ScrubberLevelsSample()
    {
        classLevelSettings = new();
        classLevelSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Three", "C"));
    }

    [Test]
    public Task Simple()
    {
        var settings = new VerifySettings(classLevelSettings);
        settings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));
        return Verify("One Two Three", settings);
    }

    [Test]
    public Task SimpleFluent() =>
        Verify("One Two Three", classLevelSettings)
            .AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("Two", "B"));

    [ModuleInitializer]
    public static void Setup() =>
        VerifierSettings.AddScrubber(_ => _.Replace("One", "A"));
}

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Result

A B C

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See also

• Guid behavior
• Date behavior
• Numeric Ids
• Solution Discovery