CreateSolution.md

🛠 How to Create SAM_Validation.sln

If the solution file was not included, no worries — you can create it yourself in a few quick steps using the .NET CLI.

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✅ Step-by-Step: Create a New Solution and Add Test Project

Run these in a terminal or PowerShell window inside your cloned SAM_Validation/ folder.

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1. Make sure you're in the correct directory

You should already be in:

C:\Users\<your-username>\Documents\GitHub\SAM\SAM_Validation

✅ No need to use cd path/to/.... That was just a placeholder.

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2. Create a new solution file

dotnet new sln -n SAM_Validation

This will create:

SAM_Validation.sln

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3. Create the test project (if not already created)

This step creates the test project in the SAM_Validation repo, not inside SAM_Mollier.

dotnet new xunit -n SAM.Mollier.Tests -o tests/SAM.Mollier.Tests

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4. Add the test project to the solution

dotnet sln add tests/SAM.Mollier.Tests/SAM.Mollier.Tests.csproj

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5. Reference SAM_Mollier engine project

Make sure the correct path points to:

C:\Users\<your-username>\Documents\GitHub\SAM\SAM_Mollier\SAM_Mollier\SAM.Core.Mollier\SAM.Core.Mollier.csproj

Then run:

dotnet add tests/SAM.Mollier.Tests/SAM.Mollier.Tests.csproj reference ../SAM_Mollier/SAM_Mollier/SAM.Core.Mollier/SAM.Core.Mollier.csproj

✅ This ensures your test project has access to the real SAM_Mollier engine code.

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6. Run your tests

dotnet test

You should see:

Test summary: total: 1, failed: 0, succeeded: 1, skipped: 0

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✅ Summary

You’ve created a .sln, wired up a dedicated test project, and validated it against SAM_Mollier logic — ready for future tests and GitHub CI integration.