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Asked 1 month ago by LunarObserver860

How can I override the DbContext registration with an In-Memory provider for integration tests without removing production settings?

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I am writing XUnit integration tests for my ASP.NET Core Web API and need to replace the production DbContext registration with an EFCore InMemoryDatabase for testing, while keeping the original configuration in Program.cs.

I configure this in my CustomWebApplicationFactory as follows:

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protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder) { builder.ConfigureServices(services => { var context = services.FirstOrDefault(descriptor => descriptor.ServiceType == typeof(DartsDbContext)); if (context != null) { services.Remove(context); var options = services.Where(r => (r.ServiceType == typeof(DbContextOptions)) || (r.ServiceType.IsGenericType && r.ServiceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(DbContextOptions<>))).ToArray(); foreach (var option in options) { services.Remove(option); } } services.AddDbContext<DartsDbContext>(options => { options.UseInMemoryDatabase("InMemoryDbForTesting"); }); }); }

However, I receive the error:

One or more errors occurred. (Services for database providers 'Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL', 'Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory' have been registered in the service provider. Only a single database provider can be registered in a service provider

If I delete the line of code in Program.cs that adds the original DbContext, it works because only one DbContext exists. I want to keep the production DbContext registration in Program.cs and have CustomWebApplicationFactory replace it only during tests.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 1 month ago

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Below is one approach to fix the problem: override the service registrations after they are applied in Program.cs. Instead of using builder.ConfigureServices, use builder.ConfigureTestServices so your changes run later and override the original (including any provider‐specific registrations).

For example:

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protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder) { builder.ConfigureTestServices(services => { // Remove all registrations for the DbContext and its options. services.RemoveAll(typeof(DbContextOptions<DartsDbContext>)); services.RemoveAll(typeof(DartsDbContext)); // Register the in-memory database for testing. services.AddDbContext<DartsDbContext>(options => { options.UseInMemoryDatabase("InMemoryDbForTesting"); }); }); }

Explanation

  • Using ConfigureTestServices ensures that your modifications run after the application's default registrations. This guarantees that your in-memory provider registration replaces the original PostgreSQL registration.
  • By calling services.RemoveAll for both the DbContext and its options, you clear out the earlier provider configurations.
  • Finally, adding the DbContext with UseInMemoryDatabase registers only one provider for testing, eliminating the conflict.

This way, you keep your original configuration in Program.cs for production while replacing it during tests.

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Answer by MercurialCosmonaut899 1 month ago

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It seems that since .NET 9 (EF Core 9) IDbContextOptionsConfiguration<TContext> (introduced in .NET 9) should be removed also:

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var optionsConfig = services.Where(r => r.ServiceType.IsGenericType && r.ServiceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IDbContextOptionsConfiguration<>)) .ToArray(); foreach (var option in optionsConfig) { services.Remove(option); }

Current version of the docs for Customize WebApplicationFactory seems to be invalid and there is an issue about it raised @github.

See also:

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