nunit - Azure Data Factory ADF Unit Testing on feature branch without having to deploy changes to the data factory instance

Question

Is there a way to unit test individual pipelines in Azure Data Factory on a particular branch without having to deploy my changes. Currently the only way I am able to run unit tests on ADF pipelines is by publishing my changes to the data factory instance and kick off a pipeline run. However this approach requires me to merge my changes to the collaboration branch before I am able to execute any pipeline test cases. Ideally I'd like to be able to kick off a pipeline on particular feature branch without having to deploy to the default instance, so that I can validate my test case and make adjustments before merging it with the collaboration branch. Any suggestions people can give or resources they can point to?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65918707/azure-data-factory-adf-unit-testing-on-feature-branch-without-having-to-deploy-c

Answer 1

I think you can try going for Automated Unit Testing for ADF, this will enable you to write a code and the test runs before deployment.

You can check a sample for the same here