Widget test returns HiveError: The box "orders" is already open and of type Box<Order>.
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Description
I'm trying to write some tests for a widget that uses Hive boxes.
```
void main() {
setUp(() async {
final temp = await Directory.systemTemp.createTemp();
Hive.init(temp.path);
Hive.registerAdapter(OrderAdapter());
await Hive.openBox('userInfo');
await Hive.openBox('orders');
});
tearDown(() async {
await Hive.close();
});
testWidgets('Test the home page', (widgetTester) async {
await widgetTester.pumpWidget(const MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
body: StartTab(),
)
));
expect(1, 1);
});
}
```
In `StartTab()`, I have:
```
class StartTab extends StatefulWidget {
const StartTab({super.key});
@override
StartTabState createState() => StartTabState();
}
class StartTabState extends State {
Box orderBox = Hive.box('orders');
Box userInfoBox = Hive.box('userInfo');
```
When I run this test, I keep getting:
**The box "orders" is already open and of type Box\.**
My understanding is this error occurs because I have another box called 'orders' that has a conflicting type somewhere. But I've checked the code in `StartTab()` and `orders` is only defined at the beginning as shown above.
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Research direction
Start with the widget test's setUp and tearDown, then inspect StartTab's box fields and the calls opening "orders" and "userInfo". Reproduce the test and trace Hive's box state; done means the test completes without the reported HiveError and the box setup is consistent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- dart, flutter
- Domain
- database, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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- 25/100