Mastering ASP.NET Web API

Running the API test

Open a command line to the API project, and using the tools for .NET core, run the following command:

dotnet run

So we have our API running on port 5000, or you can get the API to run on IIS--I choose this, as it's simpler, and allows me to quickly have the server running the API, and to run some tests against it. The first test is as follows:

    [TestMethod] 
    public async Task ReturnOkForHealthCheck() 
    { 
      // arrange  
      using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient()) 
      { 
        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(_baseUri); 
  //act HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("stores/healthcheck"); // assert response.Should().NotBeNull(); ...