Windows Phone 7 Support

You can use SpecFlow for developing Windows Phone 7 applications. Just do these simple steps.

Note: there are some issues reported when using Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta, see SpecFlow forum for details

(Windows Phone 7 support for SpecFlow was done by Max Paulousky http://www.maxpaulousky.com)

Install prerequisites

• Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW
• Windows Phone Developer Tools January 2011 Update (optional)
• Silverlight Unit Test Framework

Create unit test project

• You can find a good description about this at http://www.smartypantscoding.com/a-cheat-sheet-for-unit-testing-silverlight-apps-on-windows-phone-7

SpecFlow runtime for WP7

• Add a reference to TechTalk.Specflow.WindowsPhone7.dll to the test project.

Configure SpecFlow

• Add an app.config to the project (even if it’s not supported by WP7), with the following content:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    <configuration>
      <configSections>
        <section name="specFlow" type="TechTalk.SpecFlow.Configuration.ConfigurationSectionHandler, TechTalk.SpecFlow"/>
      </configSections>

      <specFlow>
        <unitTestProvider name="MsTest.WindowsPhone7"/>
      </specFlow>
    </configuration>

Start writing specs

Add feature files and step definitions to the test project. You can use the templates in “Add → New Item…” for that.

Run your tests

Set the project as a startup one and execute it. If you use a device, unlock the screen before starting tests. You should see the result of the test execution displayed on the screen of your device or simulator.

SpecFlow WP7 sample

See BowlingKata-WindowsPhone7-MsTest project as a Windows Phone 7 example.