Testing custom Views with Robolectric

android robolectric
Tadej picture Tadej · Aug 13, 2013 · Viewed 14.8k times · Source

I'm trying to run unit tests with Robolectric 2.1.1 and I cannot get it to inflate custom layouts (e.g. ViewPagerIndicator classes). Suppose this is my layout:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              android:orientation="vertical"
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="test"
            android:id="@+id/test_test"/>

    <com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</LinearLayout>

Consider this my test class:

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
public class TestRoboActivityTest {
    private TestRoboActivity mActivity;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mActivity = Robolectric.buildActivity(TestRoboActivity.class).create().get();
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        mActivity = null;
    }

    @Test
    public void testSanity() throws Exception {
        Assert.assertNotNull(mActivity);
    }
}

Executing 'mvn clean test' results in 

Tests in error:
testSanity(TestRoboActivityTest): XML file .\res\layout\test.xml line #-1 (sorry, not yet implemented): Error inflating class com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator

Cool, so it seems like custom views aren't supported yet. Checking the sample Robolectric project on their website, one solution could be to inflate the layout from LayoutInflater:

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
public class TestRoboActivityTest {
    private View mTestRoboActivityView;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mTestRoboActivityView = LayoutInflater.from(new Activity()).inflate(R.layout.test, null);
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        mTestRoboActivityView = null;
    }

    @Test
    public void testSanity() throws Exception {
        Assert.assertNotNull(mTestRoboActivityView);
    }
}

which results in: 

Tests in error: 
testSanity(TestRoboActivityTest): XML file .\res\layout\test.xml line #-1 (sorry, not yet implemented): Error inflating class com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator

My last resort was trying to use shadow classes: 

@Implements(CirclePageIndicator.class)
public class CirclePageIndicatorShadow implements PageIndicator {

    @Override
    @Implementation
    public void setViewPager(ViewPager view) {
        // Stub
    }

    // etc.
}

and using @Config(shadows = {CirclePageIndicatorShadow.class}). This again resulted in 

Tests in error: 
testSanity(TestRoboActivityTest): XML file .\res\layout\test.xml line #-1 (sorry, not yet implemented): Error inflating class com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator

Edit (December 2014)

Please note that the following stracktrace was added later by David Rabinowitz. While related, it is not the issue I was facing at the time.

Here is the stack trace:

android.view.InflateException: XML file .\res\layout\activity_home.xml line #-1 (sorry, not yet implemented): Error inflating class com.test.custom.RobotoTextView
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:613)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:687)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
    at org.robolectric.tester.android.view.RoboWindow.setContentView(RoboWindow.java:82)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowActivity.setContentView(ShadowActivity.java:273)
    at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivityTest.setUp(MainActivityTest.java:28)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:44)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:41)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:27)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:31)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner$2.evaluate(RobolectricTestRunner.java:241)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runNotIgnored(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:79)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:71)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:49)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner$1.evaluate(RobolectricTestRunner.java:177)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:525)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_createView(LayoutInflater.java:587)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:687)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at org.robolectric.tester.android.view.RoboWindow.setContentView(RoboWindow.java:82)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowActivity.setContentView(ShadowActivity.java:273)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.robolectric.bytecode.ShadowWrangler$ShadowMethodPlan.run(ShadowWrangler.java:455)
    at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivityTest.setUp(MainActivityTest.java:28)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    ... 22 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: error converting RobotoMedium.ttf using EnumConverter
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter.convertAndFill(Converter.java:150)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter.convertAndFill(Converter.java:50)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.createTypedArray(ShadowResources.java:228)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.attrsToTypedArray(ShadowResources.java:203)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.access$000(ShadowResources.java:51)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources$ShadowTheme.obtainStyledAttributes(ShadowResources.java:460)
    at android.content.res.Resources$Theme.obtainStyledAttributes(Resources.java)
    at android.widget.TextView.__constructor__(TextView.java:561)
    at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:447)
    at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:442)
    at com.test.custom.RobotoTextView.<init>(RobotoTextView.java:16)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:587)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:687)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
    at org.robolectric.tester.android.view.RoboWindow.setContentView(RoboWindow.java:82)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowActivity.setContentView(ShadowActivity.java:273)
    at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivityTest.setUp(MainActivityTest.java:28)
    ... 22 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: no value found for RobotoMedium.ttf
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter$EnumOrFlagConverter.findValueFor(Converter.java:375)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter$EnumConverter.fillTypedValue(Converter.java:343)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter$EnumConverter.fillTypedValue(Converter.java:336)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter.convertAndFill(Converter.java:148)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.Converter.convertAndFill(Converter.java:50)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.createTypedArray(ShadowResources.java:228)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.attrsToTypedArray(ShadowResources.java:203)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources.access$000(ShadowResources.java:51)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowResources$ShadowTheme.obtainStyledAttributes(ShadowResources.java:460)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.robolectric.bytecode.ShadowWrangler$ShadowMethodPlan.run(ShadowWrangler.java:455)
    at android.content.res.Resources$Theme.obtainStyledAttributes(Resources.java)
    at android.widget.TextView.$$robo$$TextView_347d___constructor__(TextView.java:561)
    at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:447)
    at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:442)
    at com.test.custom.RobotoTextView.<init>(RobotoTextView.java:16)
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:525)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_createView(LayoutInflater.java:587)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:687)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.$$robo$$LayoutInflater_1d1f_inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
    at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java)
    at org.robolectric.tester.android.view.RoboWindow.setContentView(RoboWindow.java:82)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowActivity.setContentView(ShadowActivity.java:273)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.robolectric.bytecode.ShadowWrangler$ShadowMethodPlan.run(ShadowWrangler.java:455)
    at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12)
    at com.example.testrobocustomfont.MainActivityTest.setUp(MainActivityTest.java:28)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    ... 22 more

Could you guys please point me in the right direction? I'm out of ideas. Thanks.

Answer

georger picture georger · Mar 19, 2016

I test views in the same test class with the Activity that uses them. In this case I tell Robolectric to give an instance of that Activity and from that I get an instance of the inflated view:

@Before
public void setup(){
    activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(MyActivity.class).create().get();
    View view = LayoutInflater.from(activity).inflate(R.layout.myView, null);
}
@Test
 public void allElementsInViewProduct(){
     assertNotNull(view.findViewById(R.id.view1));
     assertNotNull(view.findViewById(R.id.view2));
     assertNotNull(view.findViewById(R.id.view3));
 }

LE: I use Robolectric 3.0 so I am not sure if this applies to you.

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