Target netstandard2.0 ?

[njlr]

I was wondering if there's a way to define tests / test lists in a netstandard2.0 library.

Expecto as it is now appears to only target net6.0. This can be a challenge if we want to share tests across various targets, such as in Fable projects.

Any ideas?

Also happy to send some PRs to enable this given some guidance. Thanks!

[arialdomartini]

Building Expecto source itself requires 6.0.428, but it seems that using it does not.

I included Expecto in a .NET 9.0 C# project and it runs fine:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

    <PropertyGroup>
        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
        <GenerateProgramFile>false</GenerateProgramFile>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ItemGroup>
        <PackageReference Include="Expecto" Version="10.2.3"/>

        <PackageReference Include="YoloDev.Expecto.TestSdk" Version="0.15.5"/>
        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.*"/>
    </ItemGroup>

</Project>

PS C:\prg\personal\fsharp\Expecto.Tests.CSharp> dotnet build -f net9.0
  Expecto.Tests.CSharp net9.0 succeeded (0.5s) → bin\Debug\net9.0\Expecto.Tests.CSharp.dll

Would you mind sharing your setup?

[arialdomartini]

Just checked on nuget.org and the declared framework compatibility list includes .NET 8,9 and 10.

[farlee2121]

Expecto used to target netstandard2.0 (up to expecto version 9.0.4), but netstandard2.0 support was dropped with version 10.0.0. I poked around a bit but didn't find a clear reason why.