Hello, is using `runTest` still needed when using ...

# kotest

[Alexandre Brown]

Hello, is using runTest still needed when using Kotest with testCoroutineDispatcher = true ?

Context : I would usually have a class with coroutineScope: CoroutineScope in the constructor

class MyClass(private val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope): CoroutineScope by coroutineScope { }

then in my test I would do something like this :

"myTest using string spec" {
    runTest {
        val myClass = MyClass(this)
    }
}

So that it uses the Coroutine scope from runTest .

I see that StringSpec has a test scope so that I can do the same but without wrapping my test with runTest, is it safe to do so? I want to ensure the are no coroutines leaks between test to avoid flaky tests.

"myTest using string spec" {
    val myClass = MyClass(this)
}

[sam]

Kotest will handle all the coroutines for you.

[sam]

Any errors and it will kill child coroutines etc.

[Alexandre Brown]

That is awesome! Thanks a lot @sam