[FIXED] Robolectric Unit Test failing with Android Studio 2.3 updates

Issue

All my Unit Test started throwing this error:

No such manifest file: build\intermediates\bundles\debug\AndroidManifest.xml

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowAssetManager.getAndResolve(ShadowAssetManager.java:375)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowAssetManager.getResourceValue(ShadowAssetManager.java:117)
    at android.content.res.AssetManager.getResourceValue(AssetManager.java)
    at android.content.res.Resources.getValue(Resources.java:1347)
    at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.loadDrawableFromDelegates(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:332)
    at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:197)
    at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:190)
    at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.checkVectorDrawableSetup(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:711)
    at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:195)
    at android.support.v7.widget.TintTypedArray.getDrawableIfKnown(TintTypedArray.java:81)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplBase.__constructor__(AppCompatDelegateImplBase.java:131)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplBase.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImplBase.java)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV11.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImplV11.java)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV14.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImplV14.java)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV23.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImplV23.java)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegate.create(AppCompatDelegate.java:203)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegate.create(AppCompatDelegate.java:185)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.getDelegate(AppCompatActivity.java:519)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.onCreate(AppCompatActivity.java:71)
    at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6237)
    at org.robolectric.util.ReflectionHelpers.callInstanceMethod(ReflectionHelpers.java:195)
    at org.robolectric.util.ActivityController$1.run(ActivityController.java:126)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowLooper.runPaused(ShadowLooper.java:340)
    at org.robolectric.shadows.CoreShadowsAdapter$2.runPaused(CoreShadowsAdapter.java:40)
    at org.robolectric.util.ActivityController.create(ActivityController.java:123)
    at org.robolectric.util.ActivityController.create(ActivityController.java:133)
    at com.si.play.adapter.RosterAdapter2Test.setUp(RosterAdapter2Test.java:43)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:50)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:24)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner$2.evaluate(RobolectricTestRunner.java:250)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner.runChild(RobolectricTestRunner.java:176)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner.runChild(RobolectricTestRunner.java:49)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268)
    at org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner$1.evaluate(RobolectricTestRunner.java:142)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363)
    at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:137)
    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:117)
    at com.intellij.junit4.JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.startRunnerWithArgs(JUnit4IdeaTestRunner.java:42)
    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.prepareStreamsAndStart(JUnitStarter.java:262)
    at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:84)

It worked just fine. The only thing that I changed is that I updated Android Studio to 2.3 and the gradle plugin to 2.3. So far I fix it by manually writing down $MODULE_DIR$ in each test's Run Configuration path. But is really annoying write it down every time. Has anyone experience something like this?

Solution

Set it by default, so every new test configuration that you create will inherit it:

Run > Edit Configurations... > Defaults > Android JUnit

in Working directory enter: $MODULE_DIR$

Answered By - Eugen Martynov
Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (JavaFixing Admin)