Unit Testing a custom connector/driver entirely contained in xml protocol file

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Hello,

We have a custom protocol xml file that contains some C# logic in QActions. All of this is within the actual xml file.

Is it possible to write unit tests for these?

I know about the Convert to Solution DIS feature, which I can see could be used to achieve this, but if I were to use this to help the development process, how would I convert the generated solution back into the original XML-only format?

Thankyou

David Burden Selected answer as best 11th March 2025

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Hi David,

I am not aware of a way of unit testing a protocol just with the XML.

To write unit tests it is preferable to convert the XML to a Visual Studio solution and use something like MSTest or NUnit or XUnit.

With just the XML the only way of doing tests is if you upload it to a DataMiner system and use a dummy element to do some automated testing via DataMiner's Automation module. But in this case, it would be more of an integration or regression test rather than a unit test.

David Burden Posted new comment 11th March 2025
David Burden commented

Thanks João, makes sense.

I think you are also implying that if I use the DIS Convert to Solution feature to create a solution, it is not possible to convert it back into the original XML format?
David Burden commented

Thanks João, yeah that works
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