public void CreateToDoList_Should_Create_ToDoList() { var connection = Effort.DbConnectionFactory.CreateTransient(); using (var ctx = new MiniArchDatabaseContext(connection)) { //write the list var service = new ListService(ctx); service.CreateToDoList(new TodoListModel() { Name = "test list" }); //get the list var todoLists = ctx.TodoLists.ToList(); Assert.AreEqual(todoLists.Count, 1); Assert.AreEqual(todoLists[0].Name, "test list"); } }