[repo-status] Daily Repo Status — April 4, 2026

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microsoft/testfx | MSTest + Microsoft.Testing.Platform (MTP)
Latest stable release: v4.1.0 (2026-02-04) · Current cycle: MSTest 4.3 / MTP 2.3 🎯

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🚀 Highlights

🎉 MSTest 4.3 / MTP 2.3 preview rolling — daily dependency updates from dotnet/arcade and microsoft/testfx are landing cleanly. Preview packages are now at 4.3.0-preview.26203.1 / 2.3.0-preview.26203.1.

🔧 CI hygiene improved — PR #7663 (Copilot + Youssef) removed deprecated Arcade pipeline options, keeping the build infra up-to-date.

🌿 Aspire updated to 13.2.1 (#7660) — smooth dependency bump by @Youssef1313.

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📋 Open PRs in Progress

PR	Title	Author	Status
#7619	Try MSBuild's /Isolate	@Youssef1313	🚧 Draft
#7597	Remove Polyfill NuGet package dependency	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#7573	Simplify NuGet cache folder handling in integration tests	@Youssef1313	🔍 Review
#7535	Cache reflection lookups in DynamicDataOperations	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#7511	Simplify retry extension logic	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#7444	Improve assertion error messages with structured format	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#7415	Fix TreeNodeFilter OR-pattern diagnostics	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#7355	Add Assert.Scope() for soft assertions	@Evangelink	🔍 Review
#5655	Improve perf of validating command line options	@Copilot	🚧 Draft
#7570	Add telemetry for MSTest usage analytics	@Evangelink	🚧 Draft

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🐛 Hot Issues Needing Attention

Issue	Title	Labels
#7665	[Breaking] Don't set IsTestingPlatformApplication by MTP	Breaking, Area: MTP
#7664	[Breaking] Change default of --show-stdout/--show-stderr	Breaking, Area: Terminal reporter
#7647	Add "no progress" and "no ANSI" environment variables	Area: MTP
#2035	Handle SIGTERM shutdown signal for graceful cancellation	Area: MTP
#6690	Assert.That evaluates expression twice	Area: Assertion
#7161	Disable MTP TerminalTestReporter in server/pipe mode	Area: Terminal reporter
#5364	Allow placeholders in --report-trx-filename	Area: TRX

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✅ Recently Closed (since March 28)

• 🔒 #7656 MSTest 4.2 prerelease — completed ✨
• 🔒 #7612 Revise recent output change before shipping 4.2 — resolved
• 🔒 #7646 IndexOutOfRangeException in command line parser (from GitHub Actions) — fixed
• 🔒 #6781 Get signal from CI about termination for teardown — closed
• 🔒 #7662 Move away from deprecated Arcade options — done

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📌 Actionable Next Steps for Maintainers

1. Review breaking-change issues #7665 and #7664 — both filed by @Youssef1313 this week, need team discussion before they land in 4.3/2.3.
2. Unblock the stacked PRs — #7597, #7573, #7535, #7511, and #7444 have been open since late March and are ready for review.
3. Soft assertions PR #7355 (Assert.Scope()) — a high-value feature, worth prioritizing for 4.3.
4. Assert.That double-evaluation (#6690) — a correctness bug that could affect user tests silently; worth triaging soon.
5. TRX placeholder feature #5364 — commonly requested; consider adding to 4.3 scope if bandwidth allows.

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