[Question] It's possible to run the tests without building the main project each time?

[joaofyz]

First of all congratulations for developing and maintaining this project.

We are using the 3.0.0_RC_17 version and accordingly with the README file on that version we are using the following commands to run the tests:

# generate the test suite
flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

# re-generate
flutter pub run build_runner clean
flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

# run the tests
flutter drive --driver=test_driver/integration_test_driver.dart --target=integration_test/gherkin_suite_test.dart

My question is if we always need to make a new build of the project after each change? There's now way to only build the tests, once the main project code didn't changed?

Thanks and continue the good work 👍

[jonsamwell]

@joaofyz I don't think so. I have never investigated this. I think the way the dart build runner works it is operates on the project as a whole unfortunately.

[youssef-t]

@joaofyz This solution works well:
#177 (comment)

1- You need to delete the generated test file from the build_runner's cache: .dart_tool/build/generated/your_project_folder/integration_test/gherkin_suite_test.gherkin_tests.g.part
2- Then, you can run the following command:
flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

Deleting the file from cache will force the build_runner to generate a new version of the test file instead of retrieving it from cache.