How to access files from assets folder during tests execution?

Question

How to access files from assets folder during unit tests execution? My project is build using Gradle, I use Robolectric to run tests. It seems like gradle is being recognizing t

Answer 1

I've just got stuck with the same issue and here is how it works for me.

I put test files to src/test/resources folder instead of assets folder.

Then I get these files as stream in following way

private InputStream openFile(String filename) throws IOException {
       return getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filename);
}

filename is the relative path to the file inside resources folder.

That's it. I've found solution at Robolectric github