RobolectricGraldeTestRunner build.gradle

build.gradle

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
            url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
        }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+'
        classpath 'com.squareup.gradle:gradle-android-test-plugin:0.9.1-SNAPSHOT'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'android'
apply plugin: 'android-test'

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:18.0.+'
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:18.0.+"
    compile project(":libraries:Slidinglibrary")

    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.10'
    testCompile 'org.robolectric:robolectric:2.1.+'
    testCompile 'com.squareup:fest-android:1.0.+'
    instrumentTestCompile 'junit:junit:4.10'
    instrumentTestCompile 'org.robolectric:robolectric:2.1.+'
    instrumentTestCompile 'com.squareup:fest-android:1.0.+'
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "19"

    sourceSets {
        instrumentTest.setRoot('src/test')
        main {
            manifest.srcFile 'src/main/AndroidManifest.xml'
        }
    }

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 8
        targetSdkVersion 19
    }
}

FirstTest

package com.mypackage;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.Test;

import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.widget.TextView;

@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
public class FirstTest {
    @Test
    public void testInstantiation() {

        MainActivity mainActivity = new MainActivity();

        TextView tv = new TextView(activity);
        tv.setText("e84");

        assertEquals("e84", tv.getText());
        throw new RuntimeException("Robolectric is awesome!");
    }
}