Test

API Documentation:Test

Executes JUnit (3.8.x or 4.x) or TestNG tests. Test are always run in (one or more) separate JVMs. The sample below shows various configuration options.

apply plugin: 'java' // adds 'test' task

test {
  // enable TestNG support (default is JUnit)
  useTestNG()

  // set a system property for the test JVM(s)
  systemProperty 'some.prop', 'value'

  // explicitly include or exclude tests
  include 'org/foo/**'
  exclude 'org/boo/**'

  // show standard out and standard error of the test JVM(s) on the console
  testLogging.showStandardStreams = true

  // set heap size for the test JVM(s)
  minHeapSize = "128m"
  maxHeapSize = "512m"

  // set JVM arguments for the test JVM(s)
  jvmArgs '-XX:MaxPermSize=256m'

  // listen to events in the test execution lifecycle
  beforeTest { descriptor ->
     logger.lifecycle("Running test: " + descriptor)
  }

  // listen to standard out and standard error of the test JVM(s)
  onOutput { descriptor, event ->
     logger.lifecycle("Test: " + descriptor + " produced standard out/err: " + event.message )
  }
}

The test process can be started in debug mode (see Test.getDebug()) in an ad-hoc manner by supplying the `--debug-jvm` switch when invoking the build.

gradle someTestTask --debug-jvm

Properties

PropertyDescription
allJvmArgs

The full set of arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process. This includes arguments to define system properties, the minimum/maximum heap size, and the bootstrap classpath.

binResultsDir
Incubating

The root folder for the test results in internal binary format.

bootstrapClasspath

The bootstrap classpath to use for the process. The default bootstrap classpath for the JVM is used when this classpath is empty.

classpath

The classpath to use to execute the tests.

debug

Returns true if debugging is enabled for the process. When enabled, the process is started suspended and listening on port 5005.

enableAssertions

Returns true if assertions are enabled for the process.

environment

The environment variables to use for the process. Defaults to the environment of this process.

excludes

The exclude patterns for test execution.

executable

The name of the executable to use.

forkEvery

The maximum number of test classes to execute in a forked test process. The forked test process will be restarted when this limit is reached. The default value is 0 (no maximum).

ignoreFailures

Specifies whether the build should break when the verifications performed by this task fail.

includes

The include patterns for test execution.

jvmArgs

The extra arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process. Does not include system properties and the minimum/maximum heap size.

maxHeapSize

The maximum heap size for the process, if any.

maxParallelForks

The maximum number of forked test processes to execute in parallel. The default value is 1 (no parallel test execution).

minHeapSize

The minimum heap size for the process, if any.

options

Returns test framework specific options. Make sure to call Test.useJUnit() or Test.useTestNG() before using this method.

reports

The reports that this task potentially produces.

scanForTestClasses

Specifies whether test classes should be detected. When true the classes which match the include and exclude patterns are scanned for test classes, and any found are executed. When false the classes which match the include and exclude patterns are executed.

systemProperties

The system properties which will be used for the process.

testClassesDir

The root folder for the compiled test sources.

testLogging

Allows to set options related to which test events are logged to the console, and on which detail level. For example, to show more information about exceptions use:

testSrcDirs

The directories containing the test source.

workingDir

The working directory for the process. Defaults to the project directory.

Properties added by the jacoco plugin

PropertyDescription
jacoco

The JacocoTaskExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Methods

MethodDescription
addTestListener(listener)

Registers a test listener with this task. Consider also the following handy methods for quicker hooking into test execution: Test.beforeTest(), Test.afterTest(), Test.beforeSuite(), Test.afterSuite()

addTestOutputListener(listener)

Registers a output listener with this task. Quicker way of hooking into output events is using the Test.onOutput() method.

afterSuite(closure)

Adds a closure to be notified after a test suite has executed. A TestDescriptor and TestResult instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

afterTest(closure)

Adds a closure to be notified after a test has executed. A TestDescriptor and TestResult instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

beforeSuite(closure)

Adds a closure to be notified before a test suite is executed. A TestDescriptor instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

beforeTest(closure)

Adds a closure to be notified before a test is executed. A TestDescriptor instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

bootstrapClasspath(classpath)

Adds the given values to the end of the bootstrap classpath for the process.

copyTo(target)

Copies these options to the given options.

copyTo(target)

Copies these options to the given target options.

environment(name, value)

Adds an environment variable to the environment for this process.

environment(environmentVariables)

Adds some environment variables to the environment for this process.

exclude(excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs.The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. The closure should return true or false. Example:

exclude(excludes)

Adds exclude patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

exclude(excludes)

Adds exclude patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

exclude(excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

executable(executable)

Sets the name of the executable to use.

include(includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

include(includes)

Adds include patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

include(includes)

Adds include patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

include(includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

jvmArgs(arguments)

Adds some arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process.

jvmArgs(arguments)

Adds some arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process.

onOutput(closure)

Adds a closure to be notified when output from the test received. A TestDescriptor and TestOutputEvent instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

removeTestListener(listener)

Unregisters a test listener with this task. This method will only remove listeners that were added by calling Test.addTestListener() on this task. If the listener was registered with Gradle using Gradle.addListener() this method will not do anything. Instead, use Gradle.removeListener().

removeTestOutputListener(listener)

Unregisters a test output listener with this task. This method will only remove listeners that were added by calling Test.addTestOutputListener() on this task. If the listener was registered with Gradle using Gradle.addListener() this method will not do anything. Instead, use Gradle.removeListener().

systemProperties(properties)

Adds some system properties to use for the process.

useJUnit()

Specifies that JUnit should be used to execute the tests.

useJUnit(testFrameworkConfigure)

Specifies that JUnit should be used to execute the tests, configuring JUnit specific options.

useTestNG()

Specifies that TestNG should be used to execute the tests.

useTestNG(testFrameworkConfigure)

Specifies that TestNG should be used to execute the tests, configuring TestNG specific options.

workingDir(dir)

Sets the working directory for the process. The supplied argument is evaluated as per Project.file().

Script blocks

BlockDescription
options

Configures test framework specific options. Make sure to call Test.useJUnit() or Test.useTestNG() before using this method.

reports

Configures the reports that this task potentially produces.

testLogging

Allows configuring the logging of the test execution, for example log eagerly the standard output, etc.

Script blocks added by the jacoco plugin

BlockDescription
jacoco

Configures the JacocoTaskExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Property details

List<String> allJvmArgs

The full set of arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process. This includes arguments to define system properties, the minimum/maximum heap size, and the bootstrap classpath.

File binResultsDir

Note: This property is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

The root folder for the test results in internal binary format.

Default with java plugin:
project.testResultsDir/binary/task.name

FileCollection bootstrapClasspath

The bootstrap classpath to use for the process. The default bootstrap classpath for the JVM is used when this classpath is empty.

Default with java plugin:
[]

FileCollection classpath

The classpath to use to execute the tests.

Default with java plugin:
project.sourceSets.test.runtimeClasspath

boolean debug

Returns true if debugging is enabled for the process. When enabled, the process is started suspended and listening on port 5005.

Default with java plugin:
false

boolean enableAssertions

Returns true if assertions are enabled for the process.

Default with java plugin:
true

Map<String, Object> environment

The environment variables to use for the process. Defaults to the environment of this process.

Default with java plugin:
environment of the current process

Set<String> excludes

The exclude patterns for test execution.

Default with java plugin:
[]

String executable

The name of the executable to use.

Default with java plugin:
java command for the current JVM.

long forkEvery

The maximum number of test classes to execute in a forked test process. The forked test process will be restarted when this limit is reached. The default value is 0 (no maximum).

Default with java plugin:
0

boolean ignoreFailures

Specifies whether the build should break when the verifications performed by this task fail.

Default with java plugin:
false

Set<String> includes

The include patterns for test execution.

Default with java plugin:
[]

List<String> jvmArgs

The extra arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process. Does not include system properties and the minimum/maximum heap size.

Default with java plugin:
[]

String maxHeapSize

The maximum heap size for the process, if any.

Default with java plugin:
null

int maxParallelForks

The maximum number of forked test processes to execute in parallel. The default value is 1 (no parallel test execution).

Default with java plugin:
1

String minHeapSize

The minimum heap size for the process, if any.

Default with java plugin:
null

TestFrameworkOptions options (read-only)

Returns test framework specific options. Make sure to call Test.useJUnit() or Test.useTestNG() before using this method.

TestTaskReports reports (read-only)

The reports that this task potentially produces.

Default with java plugin:
project.testReportDir

boolean scanForTestClasses

Specifies whether test classes should be detected. When true the classes which match the include and exclude patterns are scanned for test classes, and any found are executed. When false the classes which match the include and exclude patterns are executed.

Default with java plugin:
true

Map<String, Object> systemProperties

The system properties which will be used for the process.

Default with java plugin:
[:]

File testClassesDir

The root folder for the compiled test sources.

Default with java plugin:
project.sourceSets.test.output.classesDir

TestLoggingContainer testLogging (read-only)

Allows to set options related to which test events are logged to the console, and on which detail level. For example, to show more information about exceptions use:

apply plugin: 'java'

test.testLogging { exceptionFormat "full" }

For further information see TestLoggingContainer.

List<File> testSrcDirs

The directories containing the test source.

Default with java plugin:
project.sourceSets.test.java.srcDirs

File workingDir

The working directory for the process. Defaults to the project directory.

Default with java plugin:
project.projectDir

JacocoTaskExtension jacoco (read-only)

The JacocoTaskExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Method details

void addTestListener(TestListener listener)

Registers a test listener with this task. Consider also the following handy methods for quicker hooking into test execution: Test.beforeTest(), Test.afterTest(), Test.beforeSuite(), Test.afterSuite()

This listener will NOT be notified of tests executed by other tasks. To get that behavior, use Gradle.addListener().

void addTestOutputListener(TestOutputListener listener)

Registers a output listener with this task. Quicker way of hooking into output events is using the Test.onOutput() method.

void afterSuite(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be notified after a test suite has executed. A TestDescriptor and TestResult instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

This method is also called after all test suites are executed. The provided descriptor will have a null parent suite.

void afterTest(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be notified after a test has executed. A TestDescriptor and TestResult instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

void beforeSuite(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be notified before a test suite is executed. A TestDescriptor instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

This method is also called before any test suites are executed. The provided descriptor will have a null parent suite.

void beforeTest(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be notified before a test is executed. A TestDescriptor instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

Test bootstrapClasspath(Object... classpath)

Adds the given values to the end of the bootstrap classpath for the process.

Test copyTo(JavaForkOptions target)

Copies these options to the given options.

Test copyTo(ProcessForkOptions target)

Copies these options to the given target options.

Test environment(String name, Object value)

Adds an environment variable to the environment for this process.

Test environment(Map<String, ?> environmentVariables)

Adds some environment variables to the environment for this process.

Test exclude(Closure excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs.The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. The closure should return true or false. Example:

copySpec {
  from 'source'
  into 'destination'
  //an example of excluding files from certain configuration:
  exclude { it.file in configurations.someConf.files }
}

If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

Test exclude(Iterable<String> excludes)

Adds exclude patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

Test exclude(String... excludes)

Adds exclude patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

Test exclude(Spec<FileTreeElement> excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

Test executable(Object executable)

Sets the name of the executable to use.

Test include(Closure includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

Test include(Iterable<String> includes)

Adds include patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

Test include(String... includes)

Adds include patterns for the files in the test classes directory (e.g. '**null*Test.class')).

Test include(Spec<FileTreeElement> includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

Test jvmArgs(Iterable<?> arguments)

Adds some arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process.

Test jvmArgs(Object... arguments)

Adds some arguments to use to launch the JVM for the process.

void onOutput(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be notified when output from the test received. A TestDescriptor and TestOutputEvent instance are passed to the closure as a parameter.

apply plugin: 'java'

test { onOutput { descriptor, event -> if (event.destination == TestOutputEvent.Destination.StdErr) { logger.error("Test: " + descriptor + ", error: " + event.message) } } }

void removeTestListener(TestListener listener)

Unregisters a test listener with this task. This method will only remove listeners that were added by calling Test.addTestListener() on this task. If the listener was registered with Gradle using Gradle.addListener() this method will not do anything. Instead, use Gradle.removeListener().

void removeTestOutputListener(TestOutputListener listener)

Unregisters a test output listener with this task. This method will only remove listeners that were added by calling Test.addTestOutputListener() on this task. If the listener was registered with Gradle using Gradle.addListener() this method will not do anything. Instead, use Gradle.removeListener().

Test systemProperties(Map<String, ?> properties)

Adds some system properties to use for the process.

void useJUnit()

Specifies that JUnit should be used to execute the tests.

To configure TestNG specific options, see Test.useJUnit().

void useJUnit(Closure testFrameworkConfigure)

Specifies that JUnit should be used to execute the tests, configuring JUnit specific options.

The supplied closure configures an instance of JUnitOptions, which can be used to configure how JUnit runs.

void useTestNG()

Specifies that TestNG should be used to execute the tests.

To configure TestNG specific options, see Test.useTestNG().

void useTestNG(Closure testFrameworkConfigure)

Specifies that TestNG should be used to execute the tests, configuring TestNG specific options.

The supplied closure configures an instance of TestNGOptions, which can be used to configure how TestNG runs.

Test workingDir(Object dir)

Sets the working directory for the process. The supplied argument is evaluated as per Project.file().

Script block details

options { }

Configures test framework specific options. Make sure to call Test.useJUnit() or Test.useTestNG() before using this method.

Delegates to:
TestFrameworkOptions from options

reports { }

Configures the reports that this task potentially produces.

Delegates to:
TestTaskReports from reports

testLogging { }

Allows configuring the logging of the test execution, for example log eagerly the standard output, etc.

apply plugin: 'java'

//makes the standard streams (err and out) visible at console when running tests test.testLogging { showStandardStreams = true }

jacoco { }

Configures the JacocoTaskExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Delegates to:
JacocoTaskExtension from jacoco