From: James Procter <j.procter@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:48:10 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: JAL-4110 allow configuration of stdout/err test output via -Ptest_output=1 and update... 
X-Git-Tag: Release_2_11_3_0~3^2~37^2~2^2
X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fheads%2Fpatch%2FJAL-4110_stdout_for_tests;p=jalview.git

JAL-4110 allow configuration of stdout/err test output via -Ptest_output=1 and update building.md
---

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4aa019c..d4dbcd5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1851,8 +1851,9 @@ tasks.withType(Test).matching {t -> t.getName().startsWith("testTask")}.all { te
     showExceptions true
     showCauses true
     showStackTraces true
-    showStandardStreams true
-
+    if (test_output) {
+      showStandardStreams true
+    }
     info.events = [ TestLogEvent.FAILED ]
   }
 
diff --git a/doc/building.md b/doc/building.md
index 34d5d67..b02fd89 100644
--- a/doc/building.md
+++ b/doc/building.md
@@ -350,7 +350,13 @@ To exclude one or more groups of tests, add them as a comma separated list in te
 ```bash
 gradle test -PtestngExcludedGroups=Not-bamboo
 ```
+#### Viewing stdout and stderr for tests
 
+By default, gradle doesn't report any of the output or error streams produced by tests. You can enable output by setting the following:
+
+```bash
+gradle test -Ptest_output=1
+```
 
 ### Installer packaging with *install4j*
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c2e217f..79fb11d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jalview_keydig = SHA1
 
 testng_groups = Functional
 testng_excluded_groups = 
+test_output =
+ 
 
 j8libDir = j8lib
 j11libDir = j11lib