PluginStatsAL Test Runner installs statistics
By James Pearson · VS Code Marketplace · Testing
Test runner for AL tests for Business Central development
AL Test Runner has 116,506 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #2170 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 5 ratings
About AL Test Runner
AL Test Runner
AL Test Runner adds features to help you write and run Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central tests.
• Run tests • Debug tests • Enable code coverage to see which lines are covered by your tests • See which tests call methods in your codeunits and tables
All without leaving VS Code and integrated with VS Code's Testing pane. For more information see the documentation at: https://jimmymcp.github.io/al-test-runner-docs/
Testing Pane
View, run and debug your tests and test codeunits directly from VS Code's Testing pane.
Toggle Code Coverage
Toggle code coverage to highlight the lines which are being hit by your test code.
Test Coverage
See which tests hit the methods in your codeunits and tables. Run those tests from a code action in the editor.
Requirements
• A Business Central Docker container that you can publish your extension into and run your tests against. As of v0.2.0, Docker can either be running locally or on a remote server. If remote, you must be able to execute PowerShell commands against the host with ps-remoting. • Alternatively you can use VS Code remote development to execute local PowerShell commands on the host with this extension installed on the host • AL Language extension for VS Code • navcontainerhelper PowerShell module (minimum version 0.6.4.18)
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- al
- json
- keybindings
- snippet
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Recent observations
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Data source
Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jamespearson.al-test-runner. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.