Testing Frameworks

IntelliJ IDEA enables usage of the following testing frameworks:

• JUnit
• TestNG
• Groovy JUnit

• FlexUnit
• MXUnit

This feature is supported in Ultimate edition only.

• PHPUnit

• Python unittest
• Python nosetest
• py.test
• attest
• Python doctest
• Tox Support.

This feature is supported in Ultimate edition only.

• BDD frameworks:
  • Behave.
  • Lettuce.
  • Cucumber.

  Refer to the section BDD Testing Framework for details.

This feature is supported in Ultimate edition only.

• Test::Unit is intended for unit testing and comes bundled with Ruby.
• Shoulda is intended for unit testing, and becomes available in Ruby projects on attaching the shoulda gem. So doing, the Shoulda tests are added on to the Test::Unit framework.
• RSpec. This testing tool supports BDD. RSpec becomes available in Ruby projects on attaching the rspec gem. For the Rails applications, rspec-rails gem is also required.
• MiniTest becomes available on attaching the minitest-reporters gem. The minitests are added to the Test::Unit framework.
• Cucumber. This testing tool supports BDD, and enables using features and scenarios written in a human-readable language, either English or any other language specified in the # language: comment. Cucumber becomes available in project upon installing and activating the cucumber gem.

Testing frameworks support

For each of the supported testing frameworks, IntelliJ IDEA provides:

• Code completion, aware of the specific testing framework.
• Run/debug configurations.
• Ability to create tests.
• Ability to navigate between tests and test subjects.
• Ability to run tests from within the IDE, and view test results in the test runner UI . The test results are shown on the Test Runner tab of the Run tool window.
• Ability to run all tests or features in a directory, specific test classes, test cases or features, individual test methods or examples.
• Code inspections.

Refer to the section Testing for the detailed description of the common testing procedures.

For framework-specific usage guidelines, refer to:

• Testing ActionScript and Flex Applications (FlexUnit)
• Testing PHP Applications (PHPUnit)
• Unit Testing JavaScript
• Creating TestNG Test Classes
• Cucumber