Component tests verify a single component in a distributed system, usually a microservice. But why are they so useful? And how does one get started? Any advice on how to build a maintainable test suite? This post answers these questions and links to useful resources.
Comparison between external and In-Process component tests for ASP.NET services, and reasons why you would use In-Process tests.
Component tests rely on correct mocks. This post shows strategies to create mocks you can trust to successfully mock REST services.
WireMock.Net makes mocking of downstream HTTP services easy. This post contains a short introduction and sample integration test.
This post contains tips on how to set up ASP.NET Core Integration tests so that they will scale well with the service.