Decompile a tiny emitted fixture in the project-export/save/compare tests

The Export Project/Solution, Save Code and Compare tests decompiled whatever
the default assembly list seeds -- System.Linq, CoreLib, the Uri assembly --
so each spent ~10s purely on type count (Solution/CreateSolution/SaveCode/
DecompileAssembly ~10s, CompareView ~4.5s).

Add FixtureAssembly, which emits a minimal two-type assembly via
PersistedAssemblyBuilder, and point these tests at it. They still exercise the
full project/solution writer, save-to-file and compare-tree pipelines, but
each now runs well under a second (e.g. Solution_Mode 10.8s -> 0.3s,
CreateSolution 10.8s -> 0.2s, ShowIdentical 4.5s -> 0.3s).

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8:Claude Code

ILSpy.Tests/Commands/SaveCodeFallbackTests.cs

@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ public class SaveCodeFallbackTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task SaveCode_Writes_A_Clicked_Type_Node_To_A_File()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
+		var fixture = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
 		var typeNode = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.FindNode<TypeTreeNode>(
-			"System.Linq", "System.Linq", "System.Linq.Enumerable");
+			fixture.ShortName, fixture.ShortName, $"{fixture.ShortName}.{FixtureAssembly.TypeName}");
 		Assert.That(typeNode, Is.Not.Null);
 
 		var language = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<LanguageService>()
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ public class SaveCodeFallbackTests
 
 			File.Exists(path).Should().BeTrue();
 			var contents = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path);
-			contents.Should().Contain("Enumerable", "the decompiled type's name must be present");
+			contents.Should().Contain(FixtureAssembly.TypeName, "the decompiled type's name must be present");
-			contents.Should().Contain("AsEnumerable", "the type's members must be decompiled (FullDecompilation)");
+			contents.Should().Contain(FixtureAssembly.MemberName, "the type's members must be decompiled (FullDecompilation)");
 		}
 		finally
 		{

ILSpy.Tests/Compare/CompareViewRenderTests.cs

@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ public class CompareViewRenderTests
 
 		var entry = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.ContextMenuEntryRegistry>()
 			.Entries.Single(e => e.Metadata.Header == "Compare...").Value;
-		var assemblies = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.AssemblyList!.GetAssemblies()
+		var assemblies = new[] {
-			.Where(a => a.IsLoadedAsValidAssembly).Take(2).ToList();
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureA"),
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureB"),
+		};
 		var nodes = assemblies.Select(a =>
 			(SharpTreeNode)vm.AssemblyTreeModel.FindNode<AssemblyTreeNode>(a.ShortName)).ToArray();
 
@@ -84,8 +86,10 @@ public class CompareViewRenderTests
 
 		var entry = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.ContextMenuEntryRegistry>()
 			.Entries.Single(e => e.Metadata.Header == "Compare...").Value;
-		var assemblies = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.AssemblyList!.GetAssemblies()
+		var assemblies = new[] {
-			.Where(a => a.IsLoadedAsValidAssembly).Take(2).ToList();
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureA"),
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureB"),
+		};
 		var nodes = assemblies.Select(a =>
 			(SharpTreeNode)vm.AssemblyTreeModel.FindNode<AssemblyTreeNode>(a.ShortName)).ToArray();
 
@@ -120,8 +124,7 @@ public class CompareViewRenderTests
 		var vm = (MainWindowViewModel)window.DataContext!;
 		await vm.AssemblyTreeModel.WaitForAssembliesAsync(minimumCount: 1);
 
-		var assembly = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.AssemblyList!.GetAssemblies()
+		var assembly = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
-			.First(a => a.IsLoadedAsValidAssembly);
 
 		// Construct the compare model directly with the same assembly on both sides so every
 		// entry collapses to DiffKind.None. The View renders via the standard OpenNewTab path.

ILSpy.Tests/FixtureAssembly.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using ICSharpCode.ILSpyX;
+
+using global::ILSpy.ViewModels;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Emits a tiny throwaway assembly to a temp file so the project-export / save-code / compare
+/// tests can exercise the full pipeline without decompiling a multi-hundred-type framework
+/// assembly. The default assembly list loads System.Linq, CoreLib and the Uri assembly; targeting
+/// those made each of these tests run for ~10s purely on the type count. A handful of public
+/// members is enough to produce a non-empty .cs, a real namespace subtree and a resolvable
+/// .csproj, while keeping each test well under a second.
+/// </summary>
+public static class FixtureAssembly
+{
+	/// <summary>Short name of the single public type a caller can assert on / navigate to.</summary>
+	public const string TypeName = "Greeter";
+
+	/// <summary>Name of a member of <see cref="TypeName"/> a caller can assert is decompiled.</summary>
+	public const string MemberName = "Hello";
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Emits a fresh fixture assembly named <paramref name="name"/> to a temp file and returns its
+	/// path. Each call produces a distinct file so callers can build solutions / comparisons out of
+	/// several fixtures.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static string Emit(string name)
+	{
+		var ab = new PersistedAssemblyBuilder(new AssemblyName(name), typeof(object).Assembly);
+		var module = ab.DefineDynamicModule(name);
+
+		var greeter = module.DefineType($"{name}.{TypeName}", TypeAttributes.Public | TypeAttributes.Class);
+		var hello = greeter.DefineMethod(
+			MemberName, MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.Static, typeof(string), Type.EmptyTypes);
+		var il = hello.GetILGenerator();
+		il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, $"hello from {name}");
+		il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
+		greeter.CreateType();
+
+		// A second type in a nested namespace so the namespace subtree and the project layout are
+		// not entirely trivial.
+		var widget = module.DefineType($"{name}.Widgets.Widget", TypeAttributes.Public | TypeAttributes.Class);
+		var add = widget.DefineMethod(
+			"Add", MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.Static, typeof(int), [typeof(int), typeof(int)]);
+		var il2 = add.GetILGenerator();
+		il2.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+		il2.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
+		il2.Emit(OpCodes.Add);
+		il2.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
+		widget.CreateType();
+
+		// Unique directory (not filename) so the file is "<name>.dll": the assembly's ShortName then
+		// equals <name> and matches the "<name>" namespace prefix the types use, keeping FindNode
+		// paths simple.
+		var dir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"ILSpyFixture_{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+		Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+		var path = Path.Combine(dir, $"{name}.dll");
+		ab.Save(path);
+		return path;
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Emits a fixture assembly and opens it through the production Open command, returning the
+	/// loaded assembly once its load result is available.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static Task<LoadedAssembly> OpenFixtureAsync(this MainWindowViewModel vm, string name = "Fixture")
+	{
+		ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(vm);
+		return vm.OpenAssemblyAsync(Emit(name));
+	}
+}

ILSpy.Tests/Languages/ProjectExportRunnerTests.cs

@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ public class ProjectExportRunnerTests
 	static CSharpLanguage Language()
 		=> AppComposition.Current.GetExport<LanguageService>().Languages.OfType<CSharpLanguage>().First();
 
-	static List<LoadedAssembly> NonCoreLibAssemblies(MainWindowViewModel vm, int count)
+	// Emit and open `count` distinct tiny fixture assemblies. Exporting these instead of the
-		=> vm.AssemblyTreeModel.AssemblyList!.GetAssemblies()
+	// multi-hundred-type framework assemblies the default list carries keeps each test near ~1s
-			.Where(a => a.IsLoadedAsValidAssembly && a.ShortName != TreeNavigation.CoreLibName)
+	// while still exercising the full project/solution writer end to end.
-			.GroupBy(a => a.ShortName).Select(g => g.First())
+	static async Task<List<LoadedAssembly>> OpenFixtures(MainWindowViewModel vm, int count)
-			.Take(count).ToList();
+	{
+		var result = new List<LoadedAssembly>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+			result.Add(await vm.OpenFixtureAsync($"Fixture{(char)('A' + i)}"));
+		return result;
+	}
 
 	static ProjectExportOptions Options(string outputDir, bool generatePdb = false,
 		bool embedSourceFilesInPdb = false, string? strongNameKeyFile = null)
@@ -77,9 +82,8 @@ public class ProjectExportRunnerTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task Project_Mode_Writes_Csproj_And_Cs()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
-		var assembly = NonCoreLibAssemblies(vm, 1).Single();
+		var assembly = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
-		await assembly.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "ILSpyProj_" + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
 		Directory.CreateDirectory(tempDir);
@@ -102,11 +106,8 @@ public class ProjectExportRunnerTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task Solution_Mode_Writes_Sln_And_Projects()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
-		var assemblies = NonCoreLibAssemblies(vm, 2);
+		var assemblies = await OpenFixtures(vm, 2);
-		assemblies.Should().HaveCountGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2);
-		foreach (var a in assemblies)
-			await a.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "ILSpyProjSln_" + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
 		Directory.CreateDirectory(tempDir);
@@ -133,9 +134,8 @@ public class ProjectExportRunnerTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task StrongNameKeyFile_Is_Copied_Into_Project()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
-		var assembly = NonCoreLibAssemblies(vm, 1).Single();
+		var assembly = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
-		await assembly.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "ILSpyProjSnk_" + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
 		Directory.CreateDirectory(tempDir);
@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ public class ProjectExportRunnerTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task Runner_Does_Not_Mutate_Persisted_Settings()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
-		var assembly = NonCoreLibAssemblies(vm, 1).Single();
+		var assembly = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
-		await assembly.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var settingsService = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<SettingsService>();
 		bool originalSdk = settingsService.DecompilerSettings.UseSdkStyleProjectFormat;

ILSpy.Tests/Languages/ProjectExportTests.cs

@@ -66,19 +66,14 @@ public class ProjectExportTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task DecompileAssembly_With_SaveAsProjectDirectory_Writes_Csproj_And_Cs_Files()
 	{
-		// Drives the project-export path end-to-end against an already-loaded assembly in
+		// Drives the project-export path end-to-end against a tiny emitted fixture assembly, so the
-		// the headless composition. CoreLib is too big for a smoke test (multi-second
+		// smoke test isn't dominated by decompiling a multi-hundred-type framework assembly.
-		// decompile); System.Linq is a manageable subset and is loaded by the existing
-		// test fixture.
 		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
 		window.Show();
 		var vm = (MainWindowViewModel)window.DataContext!;
 		await vm.AssemblyTreeModel.WaitForAssembliesAsync(minimumCount: 1);
 
-		var node = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.FindNode<global::ILSpy.TreeNodes.AssemblyTreeNode>("System.Linq");
+		var loaded = await vm.OpenFixtureAsync();
-		Assert.That(node, Is.Not.Null, "System.Linq must be discoverable in the headless test fixture");
-		var loaded = node!.LoadedAssembly;
-		await loaded.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "ILSpyExport_" + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
 		Directory.CreateDirectory(tempDir);

ILSpy.Tests/Languages/SolutionExportTests.cs

@@ -43,18 +43,14 @@ public class SolutionExportTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public async Task CreateSolution_Writes_Sln_And_Per_Assembly_Projects()
 	{
-		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
-
+
-		// CoreLib is too big for a smoke test; the Uri and System.Linq reference assemblies
+		// Two tiny emitted fixtures keep the full-solution decompile fast; what this exercises is the
-		// the headless fixture seeds are both manageable full-project decompiles.
+		// writer's per-assembly project layout, not decompile breadth.
-		var assemblies = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.AssemblyList!.GetAssemblies()
+		var assemblies = new[] {
-			.Where(a => a.IsLoadedAsValidAssembly && a.ShortName != TreeNavigation.CoreLibName)
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureA"),
-			.GroupBy(a => a.ShortName).Select(g => g.First())
+			await vm.OpenFixtureAsync("FixtureB"),
-			.Take(2).ToList();
+		};
-		assemblies.Should().HaveCountGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2, "a solution needs at least two distinct assemblies");
-
-		foreach (var a in assemblies)
-			await a.GetLoadResultAsync();
 
 		var language = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<LanguageService>()
 			.Languages.OfType<CSharpLanguage>().First();