How to I get access to the android context in a ko...

# multiplatform

[Mendess]

How to I get access to the android context in a kotlin multiplatform test? Specifically inside androidTest as it wouldn't make sense outside the android source set? I've tried searching for this but I could not find an example that I can understand/works

[krzysztof]

In my androidTest sourcset, I have a dependency on androidx.test.ext:junit-ktx , which gives you access to ApplicationProvider class

[Mendess]

I tried this but I can't find the class. Can you show me a code example?

[Mendess]

(I'm quite desperate to get this working 😅 )

[krzysztof]

You added a dependency in androidTest , right?

[Mendess]

yeah, I did this

[krzysztof]

okay, so now, how does your test look like? Do you do expect/actual to run in common code?

[Mendess]

I do, in androidTest I tried to type ApplicationProvider and it didn't pop up in auto complete

[krzysztof]

maybe it did not sync correctly? It’s imported from androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider

[krzysztof]

I use version 1.1.3, but I doubt that ApplicationProvider is removed from 1.1.4 (which you have)

[Mendess]

intellij keeps unmarking my kotlin dirs as sources root/test root idk why (the blue and green folders) and autocomplete stopped working for me

[Mendess]

but not that I marked them again it autocompletes, running the test now to see if it works

[Mendess]

ran into this now

[krzysztof]

You need a complete android setup. I’ve used Touchlab’s document when I was creating tests for first time, I think it can come handy for you too
https://touchlab.co/understanding-and-configuring-your-kmm-test-suite/

[Mendess]

okay, I added a few things to my gradle file and now the test refuses to run 😕 all other tests run and show up in the output window of the ide, but the android one disappeared

[Mendess]

this is the diff, first block is inside the top level android {} block and the second part is inside the top level kotlin {} block