Gradle: How to Display Test Results in the Console in Real Time?

Question

I would like to see test results ( system.out/err, log messages from components being tested ) as they run in the same console I run:

gradle test
         


        

Answer 1

Disclaimer: I am the developer of the Gradle Test Logger Plugin.

You can simply use the Gradle Test Logger Plugin to print beautiful logs on the console. The plugin uses sensible defaults to satisfy most users with little or no configuration but also offers a number of themes and configuration options to suit everyone.

Examples

Standard theme

Mocha theme

Usage

plugins {
    id 'com.adarshr.test-logger' version ''
}

Make sure you always get the latest version from Gradle Central.

Configuration

You don't need any configuration at all. However, the plugin offers a few options. This can be done as follows (default values shown):

testlogger {
    // pick a theme - mocha, standard, plain, mocha-parallel, standard-parallel or plain-parallel
    theme 'standard'

    // set to false to disable detailed failure logs
    showExceptions true

    // set to false to hide stack traces
    showStackTraces true

    // set to true to remove any filtering applied to stack traces
    showFullStackTraces false

    // set to false to hide exception causes
    showCauses true

    // set threshold in milliseconds to highlight slow tests
    slowThreshold 2000

    // displays a breakdown of passes, failures and skips along with total duration
    showSummary true

    // set to true to see simple class names
    showSimpleNames false

    // set to false to hide passed tests
    showPassed true

    // set to false to hide skipped tests
    showSkipped true

    // set to false to hide failed tests
    showFailed true

    // enable to see standard out and error streams inline with the test results
    showStandardStreams false

    // set to false to hide passed standard out and error streams
    showPassedStandardStreams true

    // set to false to hide skipped standard out and error streams
    showSkippedStandardStreams true

    // set to false to hide failed standard out and error streams
    showFailedStandardStreams true
}

I hope you will enjoy using it.