testcontainers-integration-tests

You can run integration tests against real databases by using the TestContainers library in .NET to orchestrate Docker containers, which automatically start and clean up services during xUnit test execution.

The best way to test message queues and caches in xUnit is to spin up real services using TestContainers, which manages the Docker container lifecycle and provides random port mappings to keep tests deterministic.

Yes, you need Docker installed to run TestContainers integration tests, as the Skill relies on the Docker engine to orchestrate and manage ephemeral containers for infrastructure components like databases and queues.

To configure container lifecycle in xUnit integration tests, implement the IAsyncLifetime interface to create and start TestContainers, access mapped ports during test execution, and let the containers clean up automatically afterward.

Yes, you can use TestContainers for .NET integration testing in CI pipelines, as it provides fast, reusable containers with automatic lifecycle management and cleanup suitable for deterministic automated test runs.