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args being ignored

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Description

I have set the following configuration in settings.json:

"java.test.config": {
    "coverage": {
        "appendResult": false
    },
    "testKind": "junit",
    "args": ["--exclude-package=test.package.to.ignore"]
}

But it does not appear that the args array is being passed to the test runner. From the logs:

INFO: Trying to launch Java Program with options:
main-class: org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner
args: -version 3 -port 64185 -testLoaderClass org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit5.runner.JUnit5TestLoader -loaderpluginname org.eclipse.jdt.junit5.runtime -testNameFile C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\testNames3476799342913323661.txt
module-path:
class-path:
vmArgs: -ea -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -cp "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\cp_a9xn9vku4dypkzk1huwivwhyw.jar"

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Research direction

Start with the settings.json java.test.config.args configuration and trace how it reaches the logged RemoteTestRunner launch. Compare the configured args with the actual runner arguments; the work is done when the args are passed through and the excluded package is no longer run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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