Run Gradle test and not Junit test in IntelliJ IDEA 15 when choosing configuration type to run with

Question

I updated to Intellij 15.02 from 14 and wanted to run my tests using Gradle not JUnit, but I'm not getting the options anymore like the image you see here.

I want to be able to choose configuration type.

The thing that is happening now when I run a test is that it runs it as a JUnit test by default.

I have imported the gradle project with gradle by selecting the gradle file in the project. I have deleted each configuration entry at the top so everything is clean and empty when running a new test with Spock.

My current "fix" is to manually create a new config entry for the gradle test. Intellij is not intelligent enough to create that same Junit test as a Gralde test.

I'm confused.

Pigeontoed

Answer 1

I found the solution. They have changed the way you select this option in the new version of intellij 15.02.

You have to select Gradle Test Runner.

Please take a look:

Pigeontoed

Do you have this working with 2016? I don't have the drop-down option and changing this setting doesn't seem to have an impact. – Stuff

2016.1.3 also works. If not, refreshing Gradle helps. However. Android Studio 2.1 won't work and it's of no use to change the runner. – Counterproposal

I can confirm that IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1.3 ignores this setting if you have a mixed Gradle project having Java & Android subprojects. – Acie

Thank you so much for this. – Megdal

Not working in 2018.1.4. Opened a bug on their ticketing system: youtrack.jetbrains.net/issue/IDEA-191291 – Transsonic

Actually, this is a problem only with Scalatest (JUnit runner works fine and delegates the work to Gradle). – Transsonic

It works for me for a java test in 2018.1. When running with JUnit runner, it fails. I adjusted to "Let me choose per test", and press ALT+SHIFT+F10 and selected the Gradle configuration for one specific test, and then the test passed. – Shatter

The Gradle runner configuration setup is a bit different in IntelliJ 2019.2 - see https://mcmap.net/q/408227/-run-junit-test-in-intellij-idea-14-without-choosing-configuration-type – Instrumental

This worked for me! Now the location in settings is Build, Execution, Deployment >> Build Tools >> Gradle. I set the field Build and run using: to Gradle. – Tonguelashing

Answer 2

In modern versions of IntelliJ (I have Ultimate 2019.2.3) here's what you need to update:

Update from "Gradle" to "IntelliJ IDEA"

Poplin

I wonder why they use gradle by default. It is slower and provides less options in the configuration dialog.. – Sahara

works flawlessly faster @Poplin – Fagin