Apps Espresso-web framework with cordova android project

[Nitin Gupta]

I’m trying to write UI tests for a cordova hybrid app using espresso-web framework[1]. Even after mentioning the required dependencies in build.gradle, the tests are not running and the build is erroring out with the dependency packages not found. But when I’m trying out the same thing with a standalone android studio project (non- cordova), I’m able to succeed. I think it has something to do with the difference in the default project structure of cordova with respect to that of Android Studio. The classes in the packages under the androidTest folder are not being recognized as Test Classes in the cordova project. How can I integrate espresso-web framework in a cordova android project successfully?

errors:
Error20, 47) error: package android.support.test.espresso.web.sugar does not exist
Error23, 51) error: package android.support.test.espresso.web.webdriver does not exist
Error24, 51) error: package android.support.test.espresso.web.webdriver does not exist
Error25, 36) error: package android.support.test.filters does not exist
Error26, 33) error: package android.support.test.rule does not exist
Error27, 35) error: package android.support.test.runner does not exist
Error30, 24) error: package org.junit.runner does not exist
Error50, 2) error: cannot find symbol class LargeTest
Error51, 2) error: cannot find symbol class RunWith
Error:Execution failed for task ':compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

 

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