Do ArcGIS Pro unit tests require an ArcGIS Pro desktop install?

[greg_eam]

Hello,

I am using the Esri.ArcGISPro.Extensions NuGet package to build my ArcGIS Pro add-in without a physical ArcGIS Pro install (https://github.com/esri/arcgis-pro-sdk/wiki/ProGuide-ArcGIS-Pro-Extensions-NuGet). This does seem to work great for compiling my add-in.

However, I also have existing unit tests (https://github.com/esri/arcgis-pro-sdk/wiki/ProGuide-Regression-Testing) that are now failing because they still try to reference the ArcGIS Pro install:

This is what the MSTest section in my .runsettings file looks like:

<MSTest>
        <TestTimeout>90000</TestTimeout>
        <MapInconclusiveToFailed>false</MapInconclusiveToFailed>
        <CaptureTraceOutput>true</CaptureTraceOutput>
        <DeleteDeploymentDirectoryAfterTestRunIsComplete>true</DeleteDeploymentDirectoryAfterTestRunIsComplete>
        <DeploymentEnabled>false</DeploymentEnabled>
        <AssemblyResolution>
            <Directory path="C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\" includeSubDirectories="true"/>
        </AssemblyResolution>
    </MSTest>

Is it possible to point the AssemblyResolution to the Esri.ArcGISPro.Extensions NuGet package, or do the ArcGIS Pro unit tests require ArcGIS Pro to be installed on the same machine?

Thanks,

Greg

[SrinivasVinnakota · Accepted solution]

Executing ArcGIS Pro tests requires ArcGIS Pro to be installed and licensed on the same machine as the tests are run.

[greg_eam]

Thanks Srinivas, that is good to know.

Another question though: I just upgraded to ArcGIS Pro 3.0 and I do have it installed on my machine. I ported my unit test project to 3.0 too, but I am seeing the same error referenced in my post when I try to run my tests (although this time it is complaining about ArcGIS.Desktop.Core version 13.0 instead of 12.9).

Is there anything I need to change in the .runsettings file for my tests to work with 3.0?

[SrinivasVinnakota]

Does your 3.0 test project follow the steps mentioned in this wiki - https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-pro-sdk/wiki/ProGuide-Regression-Testing , including the Visual Studio and .Net target framework requirements?

[greg_eam]

Okay, looks like I was missing a couple steps in the Regression Testing ProGuide 🙂

Thanks again!