"grails test-app" does not copy the resources into the resource directory

as a workaround you can execute the grails command package before running the command test-app

then all resources will be in the right place.

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILS-4649

Attach a sample that reproduces the problem

graeme have a look at the issue i placed before you.

this is exactly the same problem with the BuildConfig.groovy file and grails.war.resources here

one solution that works (but may not be the best one): _GrailsTest.groovy calls bootstrap() in unitTestsPreparation.

thanks to Michael Spahn for finding.

I'm affected by this issue as well but I'm not sure if it is actually an issue or 'built' that way. Either way I think it could use some clarification.

Attached is a simple grails app that shows the problem.

If you download load and unzip it the run grails test-app the only test should fail with a can't get text from 'null' error. If you notice the log messages before the integration tests start you will see there is 1 resource copied. So without touching anything if you rerun grails test-app the failing test now passes.

Steps to reproduce:

1) grails clean
2) grails test-app – test should fail
3) grails test-app – test should pass

So to conclude this 20 minute segment of my life I would say to make tests that call classes that use resources integration tests. Or if this is a bug grails should copy resources for unit-tests.

Thanks,
Stan

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