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Analyzer to detect not awaited async calls in a test case

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Description

## Summary

Signal an async call is not awaited

```csharp
[TestMethod]
public void AsyncThrow()
{
Assert.ThrowsAsync(async () =>
{
throw new ArgumentException("exception", "value");
});
}
```

Expected analyzer behavior: suggest

```csharp
[TestMethod]
public async Task AsyncThrow()
{
await Assert.ThrowsAsync(async () =>
{
throw new ArgumentException("exception", "value");
});
}
```

Currently https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/testing/mstest-analyzers/mstest0040 covers only `async void` case.

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Research direction

Start with the existing MSTEST0040 analyzer and its documentation, then compare its async-void handling with the not-awaited Assert.ThrowsAsync example in this issue. Add coverage for the shown synchronous test pattern and verify that the analyzer suggests an async test method with await while preserving the existing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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