DateOverride

DateOverride is a simple solution for mocking date properties with private setters in C#.

Dependencies

• .NET Standard 2.0

Install

• Package Manager Console

Install-Package DateOverride

• .Net CLI

dotnet add package DateOverride

How to use

DateOverride can set any DateTime or DateTimeOffset property, with the SetDate() extension method, trough the following syntax:

object.SetDate(property, date);

Where:

• obejct : the object containing the property to be set
• property : the property name as a string
• date : the date which to set the property

Sample

public class Item
{
    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; private set; }
}

[Fact]
public void Should_set_DateTime()
{
    //Arrange
    var item = new Item();   
    
    var today = DateTime.Now;
    var tomorrow = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1);
    
    //Act
    item.SetDate(nameof(item.CreatedAt), tomorrow);
    
    //Assert
    item.Date.Should().BeAfter(today);
}

Contributions

Contributions and feature requests are always welcome.