I can t seem to be able to enable logging for Kotest confuse

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I can t seem to be able to enable logging for Kotest confused Any idea what I may be missing I want to see logs in console when running tasks I tried setting `systemProp KOTEST DEBUG=true` in `gradle properties` `tasks withType Test systemProperty KOTEST DEBUG true ` exporting KOTEST DEBUG env variable in console passing DKOTEST DEBUG=true in gradlew params

wasyl · Answer

Tests definitely run as I also have `outputs upToDateWhen false ` for them also I see them running

sam · Answer

I couldn t get it to work yesterday either it seems to sometimes pass sys props through and other times not

sam · Answer

if you can do `export KOTEST DEBUG=true` then it should set that env in all forked processes too

wasyl · Answer

Shoot that s why you just changed `enabled = true` smile I did export `KOTEST DEBUG` no luck disappointed

sam · Answer

yes that s why I changed it when I was testing lol

sam · Answer

it still didn t work properly

sam · Answer

I think gradle is just not logging the output rather than the flag not being set

sam · Answer

gradle is capturing std out and is suopposed to be redirecting it to the file

sam · Answer

And you need all this too

sam · Answer

```tasks named lt Test gt jvmTest useJUnitPlatform filter isFailOnNoMatchingTests = false testLogging showExceptions = true showStandardStreams = true events = setOf TestLogEvent FAILED TestLogEvent PASSED exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat FULL ```

wasyl · Answer

`showStandardStreams = true` that s the fix I think Gradle starts redirecting `System out` as soon as `test` task starts face with rolling eyes

sam · Answer

does it work now

wasyl · Answer

Yep slightly smiling face This is enough ```allprojects tasks withType Test systemProperty KOTEST DEBUG true testLogging showStandardStreams = true ```

sam · Answer

perf

sam · Answer

should update the docs

wasyl · Answer

I wonder if you can somehow get ahold of the real system out thinking face

sam · Answer

gradle is a funny bastard doesn t like you doing lots of things

sam · Answer

had loads of issues writing the kotest gradle plugin

wasyl · Answer

Fyi there s Gradle Community Slack which is quite active slightly smiling face Useful if you re stumped on some Gradle stuff and need to ask for guidance

sam · Answer

oh I didn t know that