Turning off test-output in TestNG

Question

I am currently launching my suit of tests using this XML file:

<suite name="something">
    <test name="generic valid compilation">
        <parameter name="isValid" value="true"/>
        <parameter name="testGroup" value="generic"/>
        <groups>
            <run>
                <include name="compilation"></include>
                <exclude name="module"></exclude>
                <exclude name="refinement"></exclude>
                <exclude name="specifications"></exclude>
            </run>
        </groups>
        <classes>
            <class name="test.TestLauncher"/>
        </classes>
    </test>
</suite>

and I am looking for a way to cut off the generated test-output folder that TestNG seems to do by default. From http://reportng.uncommons.org/ I can see that

You may also want to disable the default TestNG reporters by setting the useDefaultListeners attribute to "false".

which seems to suit my needs, wouldn't it be the fact that their XML structure seems different than mine.

Does anybody know how to turn the test output files off with TestNG?

Thanks

To do this programatically, view http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28041967/java-turn-off-testngs-default-reporters-programatically/ — Varun Mulloli, Jan 20 '15 at 11:19

Ivan Gerasimenko · Answer 1 · 2018-04-19T11:45:47.353

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If you are starting tests from command line use –useDefaultListeners false:

java org.testng.TestNG –useDefaultListeners false testng.xml

If you want to do it programmatically:

TestNG testNG = new TestNG();
testNG.setUseDefaultListeners(false);
...

edited Apr 19 '18 at 11:45

answered Jul 07 '16 at 12:03

Ivan Gerasimenko

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score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '11 at 04:03

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Like you said, just use this flag to turn off the default reports. The exact name depends on whether you're using the command line, ant or maven. Look this string up in the documentation that is relevant to you.

answered Apr 22 '11 at 04:03

Cedric Beust

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I am just clicking in this XML and in Run As -> TestNG Suite (in Eclipse). I see no place other than the above XML to put that option. I've tried puting it there but it woudln't make a difference. – devoured elysium Apr 22 '11 at 04:22
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Add a `-usedefaultlisteners false` in the Arguments box of your launch configuration. – Cedric Beust Apr 22 '11 at 13:50
Is there a way to do this programatically? – Aaron Mar 07 '12 at 19:26
For anyone trying to figure out how to do this from the Maven command line, I found this post really helpful: http://rolf-engelhard.de/2011/05/avoid-creation-of-emailable-report-html-when-using-maven-surefire-and-testng/ – Philippe Jul 31 '14 at 20:14

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 24 '11 at 21:15

I just clean it afterwards :

<plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.4.1</version>
    <configuration>
        <filesets>
            <fileset>
                <directory>test-output</directory>
                <followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
            </fileset>
        </filesets>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

Turning off test-output in TestNG

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