feat: support string-to-parseable type conversions in [Arguments]

Roslyn.props

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
         <Compile Include="..\$(_BaseProjectName)\**\*.cs" Exclude="..\$(_BaseProjectName)\obj\**\*.cs" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- Analyzer projects: include .resx embedded resources -->
+    <!-- Analyzer projects: include .resx embedded resources and shared extensions -->
     <ItemGroup Condition="$(_BaseProjectName.EndsWith('.Analyzers'))">
         <EmbeddedResource Include="..\$(_BaseProjectName)\**\*.resx" />
+        <Compile Include="..\TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator\Extensions\ParsableTypeExtensions.cs" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- AspNetCore.Analyzers: include analyzer release tracking files -->

TUnit.Analyzers/TUnit.Analyzers.csproj

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator\Extensions\ParsableTypeExtensions.cs" Link="Extensions\ParsableTypeExtensions.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Update="Resources.resx">
       <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>

TUnit.Analyzers/TestDataAnalyzer.cs

@@ -974,6 +974,13 @@ private static bool CanConvert(SymbolAnalysisContext context, TypedConstant argu
             }
         }
 
+        if (argument.Type?.SpecialType == SpecialType.System_String &&
+            argument.Value is string &&
+            methodParameterType.IsParsableFromString())
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return CanConvert(context, argument.Type, methodParameterType);
     }
 

TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator/CodeGenerators/Formatting/TypedConstantFormatter.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
+using TUnit.Analyzers.Extensions;
 using TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Extensions;
 
 namespace TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.CodeGenerators.Formatting;
@@ -222,6 +223,13 @@ private string FormatPrimitiveForCode(object? value, ITypeSymbol? targetType)
 
                     return $"{value.ToInvariantString()}m";
             }
+
+            if (value is string strForParsing && targetType.SpecialType != SpecialType.System_String && targetType.IsParsableFromString())
+            {
+                var fullyQualifiedName = targetType.GloballyQualified();
+                var escapedValue = SymbolDisplay.FormatLiteral(strForParsing, quote: true);
+                return $"{fullyQualifiedName}.Parse({escapedValue}, global::System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)";
+            }
         }
 
         return FormatPrimitive(value);

TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator/Extensions/ParsableTypeExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace TUnit.Analyzers.Extensions;
+
+internal static class ParsableTypeExtensions
+{
+    public static bool IsParsableFromString(this ITypeSymbol? type)
+    {
+        if (type is null)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (type.AllInterfaces.Any(i =>
+                i is { IsGenericType: true, MetadataName: "IParsable`1" }
+                && i.ContainingNamespace?.ToDisplayString() == "System"
+                && SymbolEqualityComparer.Default.Equals(i.TypeArguments[0], type)))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Fallback for older TFMs where IParsable doesn't exist
+        if (type.SpecialType == SpecialType.System_DateTime)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        var fullyQualifiedName = type.ToDisplayString(SymbolDisplayFormat.FullyQualifiedFormat);
+
+        return fullyQualifiedName is
+            "global::System.DateTimeOffset" or
+            "global::System.TimeSpan" or
+            "global::System.Guid" or
+            "global::System.DateOnly" or
+            "global::System.TimeOnly";
+    }
+}

TUnit.Core/Helpers/CastHelper.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public static class CastHelper
     /// Attempts to cast or convert a value to the specified type T.
     /// Uses a layered approach: fast paths first (AOT-safe), then reflection fallbacks.
     /// </summary>
-    public static T? Cast<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor)] T>(object? value)
+    public static T? Cast<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.Interfaces | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods)] T>(object? value)
     {
         if (value is T t)
         {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static class CastHelper
     /// 3. Reflection fallback: custom operators, arrays (throws in AOT)
     /// </summary>
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with 'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute' may break functionality when AOT compiling.")]
-    public static object? Cast([DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor)] Type type, object? value)
+    public static object? Cast([DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.Interfaces | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods)] Type type, object? value)
     {
         // Fast path: handle null
         if (value is null)
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public static class CastHelper
             return result;
         }
 
+        // Layer 1.5: String-to-parseable conversions (uses reflection, but safe with proper annotations)
+        if (value is string stringValue && TryParseFromString(targetType, stringValue, out result))
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
+
         // Layer 2: Reflection-based conversions (not AOT-compatible)
         if (TryReflectionConversion(targetType, sourceType, value, out result))
         {
@@ -142,6 +148,88 @@ private static bool TryAotSafeConversion(Type targetType, Type sourceType, objec
         return false;
     }
 
+    private static bool TryParseFromString([DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.Interfaces | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods)] Type targetType, string value, out object? result)
+    {
+#if NET
+        if (TryParsableConvert(targetType, value, out result))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+#else
+        if (targetType == typeof(DateTime) && DateTime.TryParse(value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out var dateTime))
+        {
+            result = dateTime;
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (targetType == typeof(DateTimeOffset) && DateTimeOffset.TryParse(value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out var dateTimeOffset))
+        {
+            result = dateTimeOffset;
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (targetType == typeof(TimeSpan) && TimeSpan.TryParse(value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var timeSpan))
+        {
+            result = timeSpan;
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (targetType == typeof(Guid) && Guid.TryParse(value, out var guid))
+        {
+            result = guid;
+            return true;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        result = null;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+#if NET
+    private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, MethodInfo?> ParseMethodCache = new();
+
+    private static bool TryParsableConvert([DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.Interfaces | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods)] Type targetType, string value, out object? result)
+    {
+        if (!ParseMethodCache.TryGetValue(targetType, out var parseMethod))
+        {
+            parseMethod = FindParseMethod(targetType);
+            ParseMethodCache.TryAdd(targetType, parseMethod);
+        }
+
+        if (parseMethod != null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                result = parseMethod.Invoke(null, [value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture]);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is FormatException or OverflowException or ArgumentException or TargetInvocationException { InnerException: FormatException or OverflowException or ArgumentException })
+            {
+                // Parse failed for the given string value
+            }
+        }
+
+        result = null;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static MethodInfo? FindParseMethod([DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.Interfaces | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods)] Type type)
+    {
+        var iParsableInterface = type.GetInterfaces()
+            .FirstOrDefault(i => i.IsGenericType
+                && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IParsable<>)
+                && i.GenericTypeArguments[0] == type);
+
+        if (iParsableInterface == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return type.GetMethod("Parse",
+            BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static,
+            null,
+            [typeof(string), typeof(IFormatProvider)],
+            null);
+    }
+#endif
+
     [RequiresDynamicCode("Uses reflection to find custom conversion operators and create arrays, which is not compatible with AOT compilation.")]
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL2072:Target parameter argument does not satisfy 'DynamicallyAccessedMembersAttribute'")]
     private static bool TryReflectionConversion(Type targetType, Type sourceType, object value, out object? result)

TUnit.PublicAPI/Tests.Core_Library_Has_No_API_Changes.DotNet10_0.verified.txt

@@ -2125,8 +2125,8 @@ namespace .Helpers
     {
         [.("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with \'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute\' may break fu" +
             "nctionality when AOT compiling.")]
-        public static object? Cast([.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  type, object? value) { }
-        public static T? Cast<[.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  T>(object? value) { }
+        public static object? Cast([.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  type, object? value) { }
+        public static T? Cast<[.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  T>(object? value) { }
     }
     public static class ClassConstructorHelper
     {

TUnit.PublicAPI/Tests.Core_Library_Has_No_API_Changes.DotNet8_0.verified.txt

@@ -2125,8 +2125,8 @@ namespace .Helpers
     {
         [.("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with \'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute\' may break fu" +
             "nctionality when AOT compiling.")]
-        public static object? Cast([.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  type, object? value) { }
-        public static T? Cast<[.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  T>(object? value) { }
+        public static object? Cast([.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  type, object? value) { }
+        public static T? Cast<[.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  T>(object? value) { }
     }
     public static class ClassConstructorHelper
     {

TUnit.PublicAPI/Tests.Core_Library_Has_No_API_Changes.DotNet9_0.verified.txt

@@ -2125,8 +2125,8 @@ namespace .Helpers
     {
         [.("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with \'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute\' may break fu" +
             "nctionality when AOT compiling.")]
-        public static object? Cast([.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  type, object? value) { }
-        public static T? Cast<[.(..PublicParameterlessConstructor)]  T>(object? value) { }
+        public static object? Cast([.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  type, object? value) { }
+        public static T? Cast<[.(..None | ..PublicParameterlessConstructor | ..PublicMethods | ..Interfaces)]  T>(object? value) { }
     }
     public static class ClassConstructorHelper
     {

TUnit.TestProject/StringToParsableArgumentsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+namespace TUnit.TestProject;
+
+public class StringToParsableArgumentsTests
+{
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("2022-5-31")]
+    public async Task DateTime_From_String(DateTime testDate)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(testDate).IsEqualTo(new DateTime(2022, 5, 31));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("01:30:00")]
+    public async Task TimeSpan_From_String(TimeSpan timeSpan)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(timeSpan).IsEqualTo(new TimeSpan(1, 30, 0));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("d3b07384-d113-4ec0-8b2a-1e1f0e1e4e57")]
+    public async Task Guid_From_String(Guid guid)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(guid).IsEqualTo(new Guid("d3b07384-d113-4ec0-8b2a-1e1f0e1e4e57"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("2022-05-31T14:30:00+02:00")]
+    public async Task DateTimeOffset_From_String(DateTimeOffset dto)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(dto).IsEqualTo(new DateTimeOffset(2022, 5, 31, 14, 30, 0, TimeSpan.FromHours(2)));
+    }
+
+#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("2022-05-31")]
+    public async Task DateOnly_From_String(DateOnly date)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(date).IsEqualTo(new DateOnly(2022, 5, 31));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments("14:30:00")]
+    public async Task TimeOnly_From_String(TimeOnly time)
+    {
+        await Assert.That(time).IsEqualTo(new TimeOnly(14, 30, 0));
+    }
+#endif
+}