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Jib'z
Jib'z

Reputation: 1003

Build error with gradle Could not find method testCompile()

I'm new to gradle and I'm getting a build error that I don't really understand. My project is just an empty shell with the directory structure and no java source code. Here is my root build.gradle file

allprojects {
    //Put instructions for all projects
    task hello << { task -> println "I'm $task.project.name" }
}

subprojects {
    //Put instructions for each sub project
    apply plugin: "java"
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
}

dependencies {
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.+'
}

when I execute the gradle build command the build fails because it doesn't know the testCompile method with this message:

Could not find method testCompile() for arguments [{group=junit, name=junit, version=4.+}] on root project

I use Gradle 2.5.

I've understood that this method is a part of the java plugin which I've loaded. I don't see what went wrong, can you help?

Upvotes: 47

Views: 53314

Answers (4)

Cedric Lekene
Cedric Lekene

Reputation: 134

Please check Gradle version used in the project.

compile and testCompile configurations are removed in Gradle 7+. You can use implementation and testImplementation instead.

more details here

Upvotes: 7

PHPirate
PHPirate

Reputation: 7602

In case anyone comes here based on the Could not find method testCompile() error, by now the more probable cause is that you need to replace the deprecated testCompile by testImplementation. See What's the difference between implementation and compile in Gradle?

Upvotes: 101

Nicolas Modrzyk
Nicolas Modrzyk

Reputation: 14197

The java plugin is only applied to subprojects, so the testCompile configuration, added by the java plugin, can only be used in subprojects. The below works:

allprojects {
    //Put instructions for all projects
    task hello << { task -> println "I'm $task.project.name" }
}

subprojects {
    //Put instructions for each sub project
    apply plugin: "java"
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }



    dependencies {
        testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.+'
    }
}

Upvotes: 13

RyanM
RyanM

Reputation: 761

It's saying that it can't find the method testCompile for the arguments check that you spelt it correctly making sure the name and group which you have as "junit" are all correct and also the version is correct another fix for this issue is adding the testCompile line in sub projects block.

Upvotes: -1

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