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ProviderTestRule option to use non-mocked ContentResolver

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Description

### Description
For research and development, I want to write tests that explore the behavior of content-change notifications my ContentProvider sends via ContentResolver.notifyChange(). This is not possible with ProviderTestRule, as MockContentResolver has empty implementation for notifyChange().

### Request
Please extend ProviderTestRule with an option to use a real ContentResolver in place of MockContentResolver.

### Background
My ContentProvider is providing a client-side helper API for accessing content, and this implementation relies in part on content-change notifications from my ContentProvider. I need to be able to test those interactions in a testing context.

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Research direction

Start by reading ProviderTestRule and MockContentResolver, then trace how the rule creates and exposes its resolver. Done means an opt-in path can use a real ContentResolver for content-change notification tests while the existing mocked behavior remains available by default.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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