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Asked: 2026-06-13T16:35:12+00:00

I got an asp.net MVC application which uses MongoDB database. Im auto-testing (BDD) it

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I got an asp.net MVC application which uses MongoDB database.
Im auto-testing (BDD) it with SpecFlow and Selenium WebDriver, and I want to initialize my database to some state before navigating to some URL or making some acrions. Is it possible to do that ?

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    Is it possible to do that ?

    yes!

    I’ve did that in the following way:

    1.When tests initialize – generate test database (in most simple way via driver).

    users.Insert(new User(){ Id: "1", userName: "testUser" })

    2.Make backup (I’ve used mongodump to do that)

    3.Before test starts create db with unique name myApp_tests_guid. Keep db name somewhere.

    4.Restore database (mongorestore)

    5.When test finish or in case of failure — drop database.

    6.Optional step for the some specific tests is to adjust common tests database with test specific data.

    That’s it. The reason why I’ve used backup/restore approach was performance. Also for the tests make sure that you’ve disabled safe mode and journaling — it will make things faster.

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