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Use Verify for snapshot testing in .NET. Approve API surfaces, HTTP responses, rendered emails, and serialized outputs. Detect unintended changes through human-reviewed baseline files.

When to use

• Verifying rendered output (HTML emails, reports, generated code)
• Approving public API surfaces for breaking change detection
• Testing HTTP response bodies and headers
• Validating serialization output
• Catching unintended changes in complex objects
• | Scenario | Use Snapshot Testing? | Why | |----------|----------------------|-----| | Rendered HTML/emails | Yes | Catches visual regressions | | API surfaces | Yes | Prevents accidental breaks | | Serialization output | Yes | Validates w…

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