10. Long running tests
12. Setup and cleanup at build time

11. Scene-based tests

Learning objectives

In this exercise, you will learn how to test content that is stored in a sceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
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.

Intro and motivation

A useful scenario for our customers is using the test framework for verifying the content of a scene. That could be checking for certain GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
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and MonoBehaviors.

The EditorSceneManager allows for loading and saving scenes. In combination with the test framework, this allows for the implementation of tests that verify a scene.

When changing the state of the Editor in a test, such as loading a scene, it’s good practice to clean up afterward. This can be done in a method with the [TearDown] attribute.

Exercise

Import the sample 11_SceneBasedTests, which contains a scene named MyGameScene and an assembly for Edit Mode tests.

The task is to create a test that opens the scene, verifies that the scene contains a game object named GameObjectToTestFor.

As cleanup, it should open a new empty scene, which is the default for Edit Mode tests. It is recommended to put that in a [TearDown], which ensures that the cleanup code is run, even if the test fails.

Hints

  • EditorSceneManager.OpenScene("Assets\\MyGameScene.unity"); loads the scene
  • EditorSceneManager.NewScene(NewSceneSetup.DefaultGameObjects, NewSceneMode.Single); cleans up by changing back to an empty scene.

Solution

A full solution is available in the sample 11_SceneBasedTests_Solution.

The test implementation can look like this:

public class SceneTests
{[SetUp]public void Setup(){
  EditorSceneManager.OpenScene("Assets\\MyGameScene.unity");}
 
 [Test]public void VerifyScene(){
  var gameObject = GameObject.Find("GameObjectToTestFor");
  
  Assert.That(gameObject, Is.Not.Null);}[TearDown]public void Teardown(){
  EditorSceneManager.NewScene(NewSceneSetup.DefaultGameObjects, NewSceneMode.Single);}
}

Additional resources

API reference for EditorSceneManager


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10. Long running tests
12. Setup and cleanup at build time