"RobolectricTestRunner.class" not recognized in Android Studio

Question

I'm trying to use Robolectric to run unit tests but the Android Studio is not recognizing the class on:

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)

Details:

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0'

And I'm importing dependency:

testImplementation "org.robolectric:robolectric:3.5.1"

And:

android {
    testOptions {
        unitTests {
            includeAndroidResources = true
        }
    }
}

It simply does not appear option to import the class. Should I add any more dependencies I'm forgetting?

Error:

 error: package org.robolectric does not exist
 error: package org.robolectric does not exist
 error: package org.robolectric.shadows does not exist
 error: cannot find symbol class RobolectricTestRunner
 error: cannot find symbol variable Robolectric
 error: cannot find symbol variable ShadowApplication

can you try with testImplementation instead of testCompile. It's depracated now with gradle version 4 — Fakher, Nov 15 '17 at 10:00
@Fakher the error is the same with androidTestImplementation and not recognizing with testImplementation. I use the: androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1' and it works correctly on the same project, just the roboletric that is not working. — Roberto Pinheiro, Nov 16 '17 at 11:01
Robolectric is always `test` and not `androidTest` dependency — Eugen Martynov, Nov 20 '17 at 11:15

score 45 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 21 '17 at 17:52

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I solved the issue just by putting the test class inside the src \ test folder instead of putting it in thesrc \ androidTest folder

answered Nov 21 '17 at 17:52

Roberto Pinheiro

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dude... you save life – Jakub S. Feb 01 '18 at 21:51
@JacktheRipper LOL, glad to have helped!! – Roberto Pinheiro Feb 05 '18 at 10:11
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Very nice. Thanks a lot. But why does that happen? Is there a way to configure it to accept src \ androidTest? – Luís Henriques Jun 08 '18 at 12:07
Nice!! It helps!! – Rafaela Lourenço Aug 03 '18 at 13:37
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It took me 1 hour to solve the issue until I found your answer, thank you. – Veer Feb 19 '19 at 06:31
Since this helped me as well - you can get it to wotk in androidTest by using `androidTestImplementation` instead of `testImplementation` in gradle. – Joozd Nov 15 '21 at 14:14

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered May 16 '20 at 14:19

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Usually there will be 2 kinds of tests 'androidTest' and 'test'.

If you add dependency like androidTestImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3.1', Robolectric package will only be imported in 'androidTest' classes.

If you add dependency like testImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3.1', they can only be imported in 'test' classes.

answered May 16 '20 at 14:19

ManuQiao

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I just added both, androidTestImplementation and testImplementation – Fawkes Jan 15 '21 at 16:16

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 15 '21 at 20:52

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I followed most of the recommendations without any luck.
I then changed a dot (.) to double-colon (::)

was ...

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)

changed to ...

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)

answered Feb 15 '21 at 20:52

mobibob

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score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 14 '17 at 13:31

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RobolectricGradleTestRunner is deprecated since version 3 of Robolectric. Just use @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class) Take a look at official documentation.

answered Nov 14 '17 at 13:31

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I followed the official documentation, but the error continued ... Any other suggestions? Some more dependence, I don't know ... – Roberto Pinheiro Nov 14 '17 at 16:26

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 04 '23 at 17:26

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I have to move (downgrade) the version from 4.13.2 to 3.3.2

answered Aug 04 '23 at 17:26

moralejaSinCuentoNiProverbio

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"RobolectricTestRunner.class" not recognized in Android Studio

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