Grails 2 - Using external configuration in tests

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I am not able to access configurations properites from grails-app/conf/Config.groovy in my Unit Tests and Integration Tests.

The properties does not exist in grailsApplication.config object

Using Grails 2.5.1 and IntelliJ IDEA 14

What's the best practice to configure my Unit Tests and Integration Tests with Grails 2?

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2 Answers

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For unit tests: this is normal behavior, since this is an external dependency and you should not be relying on it, but stubbing it. UnitTestMixin provides a config variable within your unit test, that you can use to stub the values, i.e. config.myValue = xx

For integration test: grailsApplication.config (just inject grailsApplication in you test) should be accessible as usual. You can change the config values, but do not forget to clean up (i.e. restore to original values) after the test.

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Solution 1:

IntelliJ > File menu > Project Structure > Modules

Add grails-app/conf folder to Test Source Folders

Solution 2:

Create a separated config file for running tests.

Put a Config.groovy file in test/unit folder and another Config.groovy file in test/integration folder.

The properties will be loaded into grailsApplication.config object