'@RunWith' annotation already exists in a parent class

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports when parent and child classes in a JUnit test hierarchy are annotated with @RunWith. It can lead to unexpected testing behavior.

Example:

@RunWith(Suite.class)
@SuiteClasses(MySuiteClass.class)
public abstract Parent {
}

@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
public MyTest {
}

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

Junit4RunWithInspection
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | JUnit

New in 2024.1

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

JUnit, 243.23126