MSTEST0004: Public types should be test classes
Property | Value |
---|---|
Rule ID | MSTEST0004 |
Title | Public types should be test classes |
Category | Design |
Fix is breaking or non-breaking | Breaking |
Enabled by default | No |
Default severity | Disabled |
Introduced in version | 3.2.0 |
Is there a code fix | Yes |
Cause
A public type is not a test class (class marked with the [TestClass]
attribute).
Rule description
It's considered a good practice to keep all helper and base classes internal
and have only test classes marked public
in a test project.
How to fix violations
Change the accessibility of the type to not be public
.
When to suppress warnings
You can suppress instances of this diagnostic if the type should remain public
for compatibility reason.
Suppress a warning
If you just want to suppress a single violation, add preprocessor directives to your source file to disable and then re-enable the rule.
#pragma warning disable MSTEST0004
// The code that's violating the rule is on this line.
#pragma warning restore MSTEST0004
To disable the rule for a file, folder, or project, set its severity to none
in the configuration file.
[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_diagnostic.MSTEST0004.severity = none
For more information, see How to suppress code analysis warnings.