How to get Directory while running unit test

Question

Hi when running my unit test I\'m wanting to get the directory my project is running in to retrieve a file.

Say I have a Test project named MyProject. Test I run:

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Answer 1

/// 

/// Testing various directory sources in a Unit Test project
/// 
/// 
/// I want to mimic the web app's App_Data folder in a Unit Test project:
/// A) Using Copy to Output Directory on each data file
/// D) Without having to set Copy to Output Directory on each data file
/// 
[TestMethod]
public void UT_PathsExist()
{
    // Gets bin\Release or bin\Debug depending on mode
    string baseA = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.ApplicationBase;
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir A:{0}", baseA));
    Assert.IsTrue(System.IO.Directory.Exists(baseA));

    // Gets bin\Release or bin\Debug depending on mode
    string baseB = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir B:{0}", baseB));
    Assert.IsTrue(System.IO.Directory.Exists(baseB));

    // Returns empty string (or exception if you use .ToString()
    string baseC = (string)AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetData("DataDirectory");
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir C:{0}", baseC));
    Assert.IsFalse(System.IO.Directory.Exists(baseC));


    // Move up two levels
    string baseD = System.IO.Directory.GetParent(baseA).Parent.FullName;
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir D:{0}", baseD));
    Assert.IsTrue(System.IO.Directory.Exists(baseD));


    // You need to set the Copy to Output Directory on each data file
    var appPathA = System.IO.Path.Combine(baseA, "App_Data");
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir A/App_Data:{0}", appPathA));
    // C:/solution/UnitTestProject/bin/Debug/App_Data
    Assert.IsTrue(System.IO.Directory.Exists(appPathA));

    // You can work with data files in the project directory's App_Data folder (or any other test data folder) 
    var appPathD = System.IO.Path.Combine(baseD, "App_Data");
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dir D/App_Data:{0}", appPathD));
    // C:/solution/UnitTestProject/App_Data
    Assert.IsTrue(System.IO.Directory.Exists(appPathD));
}