How to read a file from src/instrumentTest/resources directory in Android?

Question

I have an Android application using the new standard gradle layout:

  src/main/java
  src/main/resources
  src/instrumentTest/java
  src/instrumentTest/resources
         


        

Answer 1

You can use the assets folder of the build type your are testing. If you are testing the debug type (which is the default one):

src/debug/res/assets

And then you access those files with

InputStream raw = context.getAssets().open("filename.ext");
String myJson = new Scanner(raw).useDelimiter("\\A").next();

The trick of using the debug build type prevent your testing resources to be packed in the final apk.