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The Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ inserts icons in the "gutter" area next to methods and classes in currently open files in IDEA which:
- indicate whether the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ can write tests
- when clicked, will write tests
- when clicked, will delete tests
This icon indicates that the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ can probably create tests.
Click on this icon to write tests for the adjacent class or method.
This icon indicates that the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ can not create tests that directly call this item, and that this is "by design".
For example, the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ cannot write tests for private methods because they cannot be called directly from a test method. Since you have chosen this access level to enforce proper encapsulation of your code, the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ assumes that this method is not meant to be directly tested. Use Diffblue Cover to create tests for callers of the method in order to test it.
Nothing will happen when clicking on this icon.
This icon indicates that the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ can not create tests for this item unless the item is refactored to make it more testable.
For example, the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ cannot write tests for overridden methods in anonymous inner classes, because it is not possible to directly instantiate those classes and call their methods in a unit test. To allow the Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ to write tests for such a method, the class should be extracted as an accessible named class.
Nothing will happen when clicking on this icon.
This icon will be displayed next to your test classes and methods in project test files. Click on the icon to delete a test method or class.
The icons appear in the "gutter" area of the IDEA editor pane whenever Java files are opened. The Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ updates these icons when:
- a new file is opened
- the project is reindexed, typically on compilation or when dependencies change
- gutter icon preferences are changed
In order to ensure that icons displayed on a file that you are editing are fully up-to-date, close and reopen that file. Note in particular that the icons are not interactively updated as the file is changed.
To disable the testability and delete test icons in IntelliJ for your project's production and test files, respectively, follow these steps:
- 1.Go to
File -> Settings. - 2.Select
Editor -> General -> Gutter Icons. - 3.In the
Diffblue Coversection, uncheck the boxes corresponding to the icons you want to disable.
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