Add CheckEquality method to IEqualizer for boolean-based equality checks

TryAtSoftware.Equalizer.Core.Tests/EqualizationTests.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public void EqualityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForLogicallyEqualEntities()
         PrepareRepository(repository);
 
         var equalizer = PrepareEqualizer();
-        equalizer.AssertEquality(repositoryPrototype, repository);
+        AssertEquality(equalizer, repositoryPrototype, repository);
     }
 
     [Theory]
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public void EqualityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForLogicallyUnequalEntities(Acti
     public void EqualityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForKnownValues(object? expected, object? actual)
     {
         var equalizer = new Equalizer();
-        equalizer.AssertEquality(expected, actual);
+        AssertEquality(equalizer, expected, actual);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void InequalityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForLogicallyUnequalEntities(Ac
         change(repository);
 
         var equalizer = PrepareEqualizer();
-        equalizer.AssertInequality(repositoryPrototype, repository);
+        AssertInequality(equalizer, repositoryPrototype, repository);
     }
 
     [Theory]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void InequalityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForLogicallyUnequalEntities(Ac
     public void InequalityShouldBeAssertedSuccessfullyForKnownValues(object? expected, object? actual)
     {
         var equalizer = new Equalizer();
-        equalizer.AssertInequality(expected, actual);
+        AssertInequality(equalizer, expected, actual);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public void EqualizationShouldIgnoreMembersThatAreNotConfigured()
         extendedRepository.CreationTime = DateTime.Today;
 
         var equalizer = PrepareEqualizer();
-        equalizer.AssertEquality(repositoryPrototype, extendedRepository);
+        AssertEquality(equalizer, repositoryPrototype, extendedRepository);
     }
 
     public static IEnumerable<object[]> GetChanges()
@@ -172,4 +172,16 @@ private static void PrepareRepository(CodeRepository codeRepository)
     }
 
     private static IEnumerable<string> PrepareInitialCommits() => new[] { "A", "B", "C", "merge A and B" };
+
+    private static void AssertEquality(Equalizer equalizer, object? expected, object? actual)
+    {
+        Assert.True(equalizer.CheckEquality(expected, actual));
+        equalizer.AssertEquality(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    private static void AssertInequality(Equalizer equalizer, object? expected, object? actual)
+    {
+        Assert.False(equalizer.CheckEquality(expected, actual));
+        equalizer.AssertInequality(expected, actual);
+    }
 }

TryAtSoftware.Equalizer.Core/Equalizer.cs

@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ public void AssertInequality(object? expected, object? actual)
         AssertCorrectEqualizationResult(equalizationResult);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public bool CheckEquality(object? expected, object? actual)
+    {
+        var equalizationResult = this.Equalize(expected, actual);
+        return equalizationResult.IsSuccessful;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Use this method to register an external <see cref="IEqualizationProfileProvider"/>.
     /// </summary>

TryAtSoftware.Equalizer.Core/Interfaces/IEqualizer.cs

@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ public interface IEqualizer
     /// <param name="expected">The expected object instance.</param>
     /// <param name="actual">The actual object instance.</param>
     void AssertInequality(object? expected, object? actual);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Use this method to check if two values are equal.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="expected">The expected object instance.</param>
+    /// <param name="actual">The actual object instance.</param>
+    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the values are equal; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+    bool CheckEquality(object? expected, object? actual);
 }