How can I run a unit test project and return the results to an external application?

Currently, I am attempting to create a simple console app that does the following:

1. Compile my project


2. On Success, Compile/Run the Unit Tests


3. On Successful tests, continue with the remainder of the program

I'm stuck on a couple of things:

• How do I verify that the compilation was successful?


• How do I execute the unit tests?


• How do I verify that the unit tests passed?

Note: I'm not 100% sure that a custom console app is the right thing to do here, so I'm open to using existing tools/apps as long as they are very lightweight, cheap/free, etc.