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Version: 5.9.x

IntelliJ Plugin

Kotest offers an IntelliJ plugin available at the jetbrains plugin marketplace (search from within IntelliJ).

This plugin provides run icons for each test, a tool window for test navigation, duplicated test highlighting, assertion intentions, and more.

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The Intellij plugin requires Kotest 4.2 or higher and will not run common tests of a multiplatform project

Gutter Icons​

The plugin provides gutter run icons for specs, top level tests, and nested tests.

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Any tests disabled via a bang or by xfunctions such as xdescribe, will have a disabled test icon in the gutter.

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Running Tests​

If you execute a spec from the gutter icon, then all tests in that spec will be executed. If you execute a test, then that test and all nested tests will be executed.

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For Gradle based projects: to run tests with the KoTest runner ensure your project's Gradle Settings are set to run tests with IntelliJ, not Gradle: gradle_settings_picture

Duplicated Test Highlighting​

You cannot have two tests with the same name. The plugin will highlight any duplicated test names as errors.

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Context Menu Run / Debug​

Right clicking on a package will allow you to run, debug or run with coverage all the tests inside that package.

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Intentions​

This plugin has some basic intentions. For example, you can quickly mark a test as disabled.

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Or you can highlight some text and mark it as should throw, or surround with a soft assertion block.

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