NullPointer Exception when using Espresso

Question

I'm trying to use Espresso. But I got this error and I have no if I'm missing some codes.

any thoughts will be highly appreciated.

error log:

java.lang.NullPointerException: No instrumentation registered. Must run under a registering instrumentation.
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.testrunner.util.Checks.checkNotNull(Checks.java:28)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.testrunner.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstance(InstrumentationRegistry.java:23)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule.provideTargetContext(BaseLayerModule.java:50)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideTargetContextProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:101)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideTargetContextProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:85)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.DefaultFailureHandler$$InjectAdapter.get(DefaultFailureHandler$$InjectAdapter.java:53)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.DefaultFailureHandler$$InjectAdapter.get(DefaultFailureHandler$$InjectAdapter.java:20)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideFailureHanderProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:555)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideFailureHanderProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:519)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$FailureHandlerHolder$$InjectAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$FailureHandlerHolder$$InjectAdapter.java:53)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$FailureHandlerHolder$$InjectAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$FailureHandlerHolder$$InjectAdapter.java:20)
    at dagger.internal.Linker$SingletonBinding.get(Linker.java:327)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideFailureHandlerProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:505)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter$ProvideFailureHandlerProvidesAdapter.get(BaseLayerModule$$ModuleAdapter.java:469)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.ViewInteraction$$InjectAdapter.get(ViewInteraction$$InjectAdapter.java:65)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.ViewInteraction$$InjectAdapter.get(ViewInteraction$$InjectAdapter.java:20)
    at dagger.ObjectGraph$DaggerObjectGraph.get(ObjectGraph.java:251)
    at com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.Espresso.onView(Espresso.java:58)
    at com.example.espresso.TestExample.testCommand(TestExample.java:28)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestCase.runMethod(InstrumentationTestCase.java:214)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestCase.runTest(InstrumentationTestCase.java:199)
    at android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2.runTest(ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2.java:192)
    at android.test.AndroidTestRunner.runTest(AndroidTestRunner.java:190)
    at android.test.AndroidTestRunner.runTest(AndroidTestRunner.java:175)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner.onStart(InstrumentationTestRunner.java:555)
    at android.app.Instrumentation$InstrumentationThread.run(Instrumentation.java:1590)

TestExample.java

public class TestExample extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<ClickActivity>{

    public TestExample() {
        super(ClickActivity.class);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    @Override
    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.setUp();
        getActivity();
    }

    public void testCommand(){
        String text = "I Love Espresso!!";
        Espresso.onView(ViewMatchers.withId(R.id.txt)).perform(ViewActions.typeText(text));
        Espresso.onView(ViewMatchers.withId(R.id.button1)).perform(ViewActions.click());
        Espresso.onView(ViewMatchers.withId(R.id.txt)).check(ViewAssertions.matches(ViewMatchers.withText(text)));
    }

}

Manifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.espresso"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="9"
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

    <instrumentation 
        android:targetPackage="com.example.espresso" 
        android:name="android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner" />


    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
    <activity android:name = "ClickActivity"></activity>
    </application>


</manifest>

Answer 1

Your value of instrumentation->android:name should be "com.google.android.apps.common.testing.testrunner.GoogleInstrumentationTestRunner" not "android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner".

And then be sure to select it when configuring your junit test:

I posted a quick setup tut on my blog if you need more guidance.

Answer 2

To clarify the instructions on https://code.google.com/p/android-test-kit/wiki/Espresso#Espresso_Setup_Instructions, referenced by @ValeraZakharov

When using Android Studio and gradle, there is no need to update AndroidManifest.xml, instead the file build.gradle needs to be edited. Add this entry to the section android - defaultConfig:

android {
    defaultConfig {
        testInstrumentationRunner "com.google.android.apps.common.testing.testrunner.GoogleInstrumentationTestRunner"
    }
}

Also: Right-click "add as a library" has been removed from Android studio, and replaced with:

android {
    sourceSets {
        // Espresso instrumentation tests
        androidTest.setRoot('src/instrumentTest')
    }
}

The complete section android looks like this in my project:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 17
    buildToolsVersion "19.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 16
        versionName getCommitNumber()
        testInstrumentationRunner "com.google.android.apps.common.testing.testrunner.GoogleInstrumentationTestRunner"
    }

    sourceSets {
        // Espresso instrumentation tests
        androidTest.setRoot('src/instrumentTest')
    }

    packagingOptions {
        // Multiple LICENSE.txt in hamcrest packages.
        exclude 'LICENSE.txt'
    }

}