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title: "[Tool] Convert NUnit tests to Team System Tests"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/6/26/tool-convert-nunit-tests-to-team-system-tests.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/6/26/tool-convert-nunit-tests-to-team-system-tests.html"
published: "2005-06-26T00:05:00"
updated: "2005-06-26T00:05:00"
tags: ["Agile Related", "Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "\" Jim Newkirk has released an alpha version of a utility to convert NUnit tests to VSTS tests . What he doesn't mention in the post is that he's using GAT to integrate this conversion functionality into VS05.\" [via…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# \[Tool\] Convert NUnit tests to Team System Tests

By Roy Osherove June 26, 2005 In [Agile Related](https://osherove.com/blog/category/agile-related), [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published June 26, 2005; technical details may be outdated.

"[Jim Newkirk](http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk) has [released](http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/archive/2005/06/24/432485.aspx) an alpha version of a utility to convert [NUnit](http://nunit.org/) tests to [VSTS tests](http://msdn.com/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/vstsunittesting.asp).

What he doesn't mention in the post is that he's using [GAT](http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/teamsystem/workshop/gat/) to integrate this conversion functionality into VS05."

_\[via_ [_DevHawk_](http://devhawk.net/Real+World+GAT++NUnit+Converter.aspx)_\]_

I don't think a lot of us will have lots of use for this just yet, but it's good to know it's there.

Alternatively, you can simply do some [Quick & Dirty Compatibility](http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/archive/2004/06/16/157703.aspx): Add some namespace aliases and "Find and Replace" to make things work on VSTS.  I bet that's what the tool does too, but I haven't checked it out yet.

## More in Agile Related

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- Jun 18, 2005

    ### [Use Mock Logs instead of expectations when it makes sense](https://osherove.com/blog/2005/6/18/use-mock-logs-instead-of-expectations-when-it-makes-sense.html)


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