How to debug when running Robolectric tests in Android Studio?

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I need to run debug while my tests execution in Android Studio + Robolectric. Each time I try to run them by selecting debug for the test task from Gradle tasks I get the error message:

Error running package_name:app_name [test]: Unable to open debugger port : java.net.SocketException "Socket closed"

Any ideas?

score 70 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 10 '14 at 09:06

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I found the reason of the error. To make it run you need to uncheck the "Use in-process build" option in Compiler -> Gradle settings of Android Studio.

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 09:06

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answered Jan 17 '14 at 14:27

Eugene

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@HeathBorders can you please post detail how to make this work on Intellij – StackFlowed Sep 02 '14 at 20:42
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I don't remember now. I hope past me would have added more notes or a different answer if there were more steps. – Heath Borders Sep 03 '14 at 19:14
This slows down the build, so I hope Google comes around to fix this in Android Studio. @HeathBorders: IntelliJ IDEA does not have this issue, as it doesn't support In-process build in the first place. – Nilzor Nov 19 '14 at 10:54
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This does not help me. Running Android Studio 1.1.0 – parvus Apr 02 '15 at 12:30
Where can I find this setting? Sorry I'm very new to Android Studio, and I don't like Android in general :P – Maciek Czarnik Jun 03 '15 at 10:51
This doesn't seem to apply any more in IntelliJ 2016.3.3 – Benabalooba Feb 01 '17 at 01:46
This setting seems to have disappeared in Android Studio v1.3. Here is a workaround: http://stackoverflow.com/a/31570957/1434060 – Ms. Amelia S. Greene Mar 20 '17 at 01:43

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 07 '16 at 10:39

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I was getting this error on linux, and the problem was that the another previous process has taken the port and hung. So, the solution is a netstat to locate the process blocking the port, then kill this process, or you can restart the machine.

answered Nov 07 '16 at 10:39

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