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Add possibility to choose a custom database in MsSql (instead of master)

What does this PR do?

This pull request introduces a new WithDatabase method on MsSqlBuilder (technically, it changes the existing private method to a public method). This enables using a custom database (instead of the default master database).

In pretty much all database containers, this would simply require setting an environment variable, but not for SQL Server. There's an open issue microsoft/mssql-docker#2 asking for a simple configuration to automatically create a database, but it has been ignored for almost 10 years.

The implementation simply creates the configured database once the container is ready with this SQL:

IF DB_ID('{configuration.Database}') IS NULL BEGIN CREATE DATABASE [{configuration.Database}] END

Note that container reuse is supported.

Why is it important?

Using the default master database has some limitations. For example, single-user mode can't be set in the master database. Note that this is exactly what is used by EF Core EnsureDeleted operation.

Related issues

Fixes #986

How to test this PR

New tests that configure a custom database have been added.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added support for configuring a custom Microsoft SQL Server database name.
    • Configured databases are created automatically after SQL Server is ready.
    • Script execution now targets the selected database.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved readiness handling to ensure database operations begin only after connectivity is available.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage confirming tables can be created and accessed in a custom configured database.

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MsSqlBuilder now exposes WithDatabase and provisions the configured database during startup. MsSqlContainer executes scripts against that database. Tests validate table creation in MyDatabase.

Changes

MsSql database flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Builder readiness and database provisioning
src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs
WithDatabase is public. Startup validates the database, checks connectivity through master, and creates a non-default database when needed.
Configured script execution and validation
src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlContainer.cs, tests/Testcontainers.MsSql.Tests/MsSqlContainerTest.cs
Script execution passes the configured database to sqlcmd. Tests create and query an Employee table in MyDatabase. Fixtures cover default and custom database configurations.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 75272

The PR adds configurable MSSQL database selection without any supplied merge-blocking risk; it is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MsSqlContainerTest
  participant MsSqlBuilder
  participant MsSqlContainer
  participant sqlcmd
  MsSqlContainerTest->>MsSqlBuilder: Configure MyDatabase
  MsSqlBuilder->>MsSqlContainer: Build with database configuration
  MsSqlContainer->>sqlcmd: Check master readiness
  MsSqlContainer->>sqlcmd: Create MyDatabase when needed
  MsSqlContainerTest->>MsSqlContainer: Execute table creation script
  MsSqlContainer->>sqlcmd: Run script with -d MyDatabase
  sqlcmd-->>MsSqlContainerTest: Return table database metadata
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A rabbit names the database bright,
Then checks that startup runs right.
sqlcmd finds MyDatabase true,
An Employee table comes into view.
The configured script takes flight.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: enabling selection of a custom MSSQL database instead of master.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains what changed, why it matters, the related issue, and how to test the changes.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR makes WithDatabase public and adds custom database support and tests, satisfying the requirements in [#986].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation and tests remain within the scope of exposing WithDatabase and supporting custom MSSQL databases.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs`:
- Around line 185-194: Update the database initialization flow in MsSqlBuilder
so the ExecResult returned by ExecScriptAsync is captured and its ExitCode is
checked. Return false when the CREATE DATABASE command fails, while preserving
the existing execResult success check and ready result for configurations using
DefaultDatabase.
- Around line 144-146: Update WithDatabase to reject null, empty, and overlength
database names before creating MsSqlConfiguration. In the SQL execution logic
around configuration.Database, escape the value when used as a string literal
and generate the database identifier through SQL Server QUOTENAME rather than
direct interpolation, preserving safe behavior for all configured names.
- Around line 88-92: Update the MsSql builder flow around
DockerResourceConfiguration and WaitUntil so database provisioning is registered
before any caller-defined wait strategies, ensuring UntilDatabaseIsAvailable
checks run only after the configured database exists. Preserve the existing
default MsSql waiting behavior and verify the ordering with an integration test
if the builder API requires it.
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Thanks, I'll look at it tomorrow. Developers gonna freak out 😆.

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@HofmeisterAn HofmeisterAn changed the title Add possibility to choose a custom database in MsSql (instead of master) feat: Add possibility to select MSSQL database (instead of master) Aug 13, 2026
@HofmeisterAn HofmeisterAn added the enhancement New feature or request label Aug 13, 2026
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src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs (3)

95-103: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Register database provisioning before caller-defined wait strategies.

At Line 102, Build() appends WaitUntil after the wait strategies already configured by the caller. A caller can add UntilDatabaseIsAvailable("MyDatabase", ...); that check can run before WaitUntil creates MyDatabase.

Register provisioning first. Because WaitUntil currently captures configuration in its constructor, make it read the final container configuration at execution time or explicitly prepend the strategy. Do not move the current constructor call to Init() unchanged, because it would capture the default master database.

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In `@src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs` around lines 95 - 103, Update
MsSqlBuilder.Build and the WaitUntil strategy so database provisioning executes
before caller-defined wait strategies. Ensure WaitUntil uses the final
DockerResourceConfiguration at execution time, or explicitly prepend it without
capturing the default master configuration during construction; preserve
caller-configured database and credential settings.

77-80: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Escape and validate the public database name before building T-SQL.

At Line 123, validation only rejects null and empty values. At Line 201, the same public value is interpolated into both DB_ID('...') and CREATE DATABASE [...]. A value containing a quote or closing bracket can alter the T-SQL sent to SQL Server.

Reject unsupported names and lengths. Escape the string literal separately from the identifier. Use QUOTENAME for the identifier. SQL Server documents that QUOTENAME safely produces delimited identifiers and returns NULL for inputs longer than 128 characters, so enforce that limit before generating the command. (learn.microsoft.com)

Also applies to: 123-125, 199-204

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In `@src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs` around lines 77 - 80, Validate the
public database name used by MsSqlBuilder.WithDatabase and the SQL-generation
path at the referenced validation and command-building logic, rejecting null,
empty, unsupported names, and values longer than 128 characters. Escape the name
separately for the DB_ID string literal, and use SQL Server QUOTENAME for the
CREATE DATABASE identifier instead of interpolating the raw value.

Source: MCP tools


203-207: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fail readiness when database creation fails.

At Line 203, the ExecResult from CREATE DATABASE is discarded. At Line 207, readiness returns only the earlier SELECT 1 result. A failed database creation can therefore mark the container ready while later operations target a missing database.

Capture the creation result and return false or throw when it fails. Add -b to the sqlcmd arguments so SQL errors cause sqlcmd to exit with an error level. Microsoft documents -b for this behavior. (learn.microsoft.com)

Proposed fix
-                _ = await container.ExecAsync(new[] { sqlCmdFilePath, "-C", "-d", DefaultDatabase, "-Q", sqlStatement })
+                var createResult = await container.ExecAsync(new[] { sqlCmdFilePath, "-C", "-b", "-d", DefaultDatabase, "-Q", sqlStatement })
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                return 0L.Equals(createResult.ExitCode);
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In `@src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs` around lines 203 - 207, Update the
database-creation ExecAsync call in MsSqlBuilder to include the sqlcmd -b
argument, capture its ExecResult, and make the readiness result fail when CREATE
DATABASE does not succeed instead of returning only the earlier SELECT 1
outcome.

Source: MCP tools

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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/Testcontainers.MsSql/MsSqlBuilder.cs`:
- Around line 95-103: Update MsSqlBuilder.Build and the WaitUntil strategy so
database provisioning executes before caller-defined wait strategies. Ensure
WaitUntil uses the final DockerResourceConfiguration at execution time, or
explicitly prepend it without capturing the default master configuration during
construction; preserve caller-configured database and credential settings.
- Around line 77-80: Validate the public database name used by
MsSqlBuilder.WithDatabase and the SQL-generation path at the referenced
validation and command-building logic, rejecting null, empty, unsupported names,
and values longer than 128 characters. Escape the name separately for the DB_ID
string literal, and use SQL Server QUOTENAME for the CREATE DATABASE identifier
instead of interpolating the raw value.
- Around line 203-207: Update the database-creation ExecAsync call in
MsSqlBuilder to include the sqlcmd -b argument, capture its ExecResult, and make
the readiness result fail when CREATE DATABASE does not succeed instead of
returning only the earlier SELECT 1 outcome.

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