IntelliJ - How to jump to source instead of compiled classes from failed unit tests in the "Run" view

Question

When I run my JUnit tests in IntelliJ and one of them fails, I would like to jump to the source code of the failing test by double-clicking it (or by right-clicking it and selecting "Jump to source" or "Show source") in the results view (in the list of failed tests in the "Run" view). However, this feature doesn't always work correctly. Sometimes the source code is shown and sometimes only the compiled ".class" file of the test is shown to me in the editor window. I would always like to see the source code (".java" file) instead of the ".class" file in the editor window after double-clicking the failed test. One solution for it is to click "Attach Sources..." in the editor window, where the ".class" file of the test class is displayed. However, I have to do it for every test file and it takes much time to do it repeatedly for every test. In my opinion IntelliJ should find the source code automatically, because it's present in my Project (it's my own class and its source code is in the project and I run this test from the Project view, where the classes with source code are visible). How can I configure IntelliJ, so that it finds the source code automatically for every unit test which I run?

The ".class" files which are shown instead of the ".java" files are contained in a jar file which is built by Maven.

Answer 1

You should be able to go to the External Libraries in your Project view (File > Project Structure), find the jar that contains the .class file, and right click (or F4). You will see Open Library Settings. From that dialog, you can attach a src folder to the library.