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Created January 15, 2012 10:21
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String Comparison Unit Test Helper
public static class TestHelpers
{
public static void ShouldEqualWithDiff(this string actualValue, string expectedValue)
{
ShouldEqualWithDiff(actualValue, expectedValue, DiffStyle.Full, Console.Out);
}
public static void ShouldEqualWithDiff(this string actualValue, string expectedValue, DiffStyle diffStyle)
{
ShouldEqualWithDiff(actualValue, expectedValue, diffStyle, Console.Out);
}
public static void ShouldEqualWithDiff(this string actualValue, string expectedValue, DiffStyle diffStyle, TextWriter output)
{
if(actualValue == null || expectedValue == null)
{
//Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, actualValue);
Assert.Equal(expectedValue, actualValue);
return;
}
if (actualValue.Equals(expectedValue, StringComparison.Ordinal)) return;
output.WriteLine(" Idx Expected Actual");
output.WriteLine("-------------------------");
int maxLen = Math.Max(actualValue.Length, expectedValue.Length);
int minLen = Math.Min(actualValue.Length, expectedValue.Length);
for (int i = 0; i < maxLen; i++)
{
if (diffStyle != DiffStyle.Minimal || i >= minLen || actualValue[i] != expectedValue[i])
{
output.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} {1,-3} {2,-4} {3,-3} {4,-4} {5,-3}",
i < minLen && actualValue[i] == expectedValue[i] ? " " : "*", // put a mark beside a differing row
i, // the index
i < expectedValue.Length ? ((int)expectedValue[i]).ToString() : "", // character decimal value
i < expectedValue.Length ? expectedValue[i].ToSafeString() : "", // character safe string
i < actualValue.Length ? ((int)actualValue[i]).ToString() : "", // character decimal value
i < actualValue.Length ? actualValue[i].ToSafeString() : "" // character safe string
));
}
}
output.WriteLine();
//Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, actualValue);
Assert.Equal(expectedValue, actualValue);
}
private static string ToSafeString(this char c)
{
if (Char.IsControl(c) || Char.IsWhiteSpace(c))
{
switch (c)
{
case '\r':
return @"\r";
case '\n':
return @"\n";
case '\t':
return @"\t";
case '\a':
return @"\a";
case '\v':
return @"\v";
case '\f':
return @"\f";
case ' ':
return @"\s";
default:
return String.Format("\\u{0:X};", (int)c);
}
}
return c.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
}
}
public enum DiffStyle
{
Full,
Minimal
}
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