Android test raw resource

Question

I have the following folder structure in Android Studio:

├── androidTest │   ├── java │   └── res │       └── raw │           └── test_file └── main     ├── java     └── res         └── raw             └── app_file 

I'm trying to access the test_file resource which exists in the raw folder of the androidTest elements. Here's the code inside a Robotium test case that inherits from ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2:

InputStream is = this.getInstrumentation()                  .getContext()                  .getResources()                  .openRawResource(R.raw.test_file); 

Android Studio throws a reference error since the resource cannot be found. The exact error is "Cannot resolve symbol test_file".

How can I reference this resource form a test case, which exists on the androidTest resources bundle?

Answer 1

By default your androidTest project will include your app's R class, but androidTest's resources will be generated into a separate file. Make sure you import the R class from your test project:

import com.your.package.test.R;  [..]  getInstrumentation().getContext().getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.test_file); 

You can also directly reference the test project's R class:

getInstrumentation().getContext().getResources().openRawResource(com.your.package.test.R.raw.test_file); 

Answer 2

I had the androidTest resources in the right spot (src/androidTest/res) and I still couldn't access them via <normal.package>.test.R. I spent a lot of time googling trying to figure out what was going on..

I FINALLY stumbled onto the answer. If you're building a buildType where you specified an applicationIdSuffix, your files are at <applicationId><applicationIdSuffix>.test.R !!!!

i.e.

applicationId "com.example.my.app"  buildTypes {     debug {         applicationIdSuffix ".debug"     } } 

if you have androidTest resources in the right directory, then you can only access them via com.example.my.app.debug.test.R !!!!