xUnit Visual Studio Integration

Good news, everyone! It is actually very easy to get xUnit completely integrated with Visual Studio. You only need to install two plugins...

VS2010 - xUnit Test Runner Extension

This will support running tests with a Visual Studio test project.
This includes all of the VS features, such as code coverage!

https://github.com/quetzalcoatl/xvsr10/downloads

ReSharper - xUnit Contrib Plugin

This will allow ReSharper to detect and run xUnit tests.

http://xunitcontrib.codeplex.com/releases/view/92101
(If you are still running Resharper 6, then you will need the latest: v6.1.1)

Team Build (TFS) Integration

Integrating with xUnit your Team Foundation Server is a very tricky proposition, but it can be done. That, however, is a (rather long) blog post for another day!

Enjoy,
Tom

How to Unlock a Configuration Section from IIS Manager

HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error
The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid.

This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault="Deny"), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode="Deny" or the legacy allowOverride="false".

If you have ever experienced this problem then you probably have also experienced the fun of digging through your system configuration files to find where to unlock the related authentication sections. This is, to say the least, not fun.

Did you know that you can unlock configuration sections from IIS Manager?

1. Launch IIS Manager.
2. Select your Connection's home page.
3. Open the Configuration Editor under Management.
4. Navigate to the section that you need to unlock.
5. Look to the right Action pane and click unlock!

Enjoy,
Tom