AutoScribe — Self-Writing Tests

"Stop writing mock setup code. Let AutoScribe record it for you."

The Problem

Writing mock setup code for complex services is tedious and error-prone. A controller with 9 dependencies can take 15+ minutes of manual mock setup.

The Solution

AutoScribe records real interactions and generates the mock setup code:

// 1. Wrap your real service
var recorder = AutoScribe.Capture<IOrderRepository>(new RealOrderRepository());

// 2. Exercise your code
var order = recorder.GetOrder(12345);
recorder.UpdateStatus(12345, "Shipped");

// 3. AutoScribe generates the code:
// [AutoScribe] mock.Setup(x => x.GetOrder(12345))
//     .Returns(new Order { Id = 12345, Status = "Pending" });
// [AutoScribe] mock.Setup(x => x.UpdateStatus(12345, "Shipped"))
//     .Returns(true);

// 4. Copy/paste into your test — done!

Time saved: 15 minutes → 30 seconds

Features

Recording Complex Objects

var recorder = AutoScribe.Capture<IOrderRepository>(new RealOrderRepository());
var order = recorder.GetOrderWithItems(12345);
// Captures nested objects, collections, complex types

Async Methods

var recorder = AutoScribe.Capture<IEmailService>(new SendGridEmailService());
await recorder.SendEmailAsync("user@example.com", "Welcome!", "Hello!");
// [AutoScribe] mock.Setup(x => x.SendEmailAsync(...)).ReturnsAsync(true);

Output Configuration

var recorder = AutoScribe.Capture<IService>(new RealService(), options =>
{
   options.OutputTo = AutoScribeOutput.Console;  // or File, InMemory
   options.OutputPath = "GeneratedMocks.cs";
   options.ArgumentMatching = ArgumentMatchMode.Smart;
   options.FormatMode = CodeFormatMode.Pretty;
});

Filtering

var recorder = AutoScribe.Capture<IRepository>(new RealRepository(), options =>
{
   options.IncludeMethods = new[] { "GetById", "Update" };
   options.ExcludeMethods = new[] { "Log", "Audit" };
});

Impact

Aspect	Manual Mocking	AutoScribe
Time to Setup	15+ minutes	30 seconds
Lines of Code	50+ lines	Copy/paste
Data Accuracy	Guessed values	Real data
Maintenance	Update manually	Re-record
Error Rate	High	Zero

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