Calligraphy vs robolectric

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Custom fonts in Android the easy way... (by chrisjenx)

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Android Unit Testing Framework (by robolectric)

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Calligraphy		robolectric
	Project
1	Mentions	8
8,591	Stars	5,808
-	Growth	0.3%
0.0	Activity	9.8
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	4 days ago
Java	Language	Java
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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Calligraphy

Posts with mentions or reviews of Calligraphy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-15.

Best libraries for Android Developers
19 projects | dev.to | 15 Jul 2022

Calligraphy

robolectric

Posts with mentions or reviews of robolectric. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-15.

Best libraries for Android Developers
19 projects | dev.to | 15 Jul 2022

Robolectric
What should the View layer be responsible for in Android?
1 project | /r/androiddev | 22 Apr 2022

Do you use Robolectric to test string resolving?
Testing Jetpack Compose with Robolectric
1 project | /r/androiddev | 17 Nov 2021

@Config(instrumentedPackages = ["androidx.loader.content"]) is a workaround for https://github.com/robolectric/robolectric/issues/6593
Testing Jetpack Compose without emulator or device
1 project | dev.to | 17 Nov 2021

There is also an issue with Robolectric which can be worked around by adding @Config(instrumentedPackages = ["androidx.loader.content"]) annotation to the test class.
Trouble with room migrations
1 project | /r/androiddev | 14 Oct 2021

If it's failing only on robo, this might be the cause: https://github.com/robolectric/robolectric/issues/6411
How else do you test your apps, apart from Unit Testing?
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 23 Sep 2021

Unit tests. ~X0,000. These run on the jvm (not Android), via http://robolectric.org/
Where do you write the test class in your classes that need context?
1 project | /r/androiddev | 21 Feb 2021

Take a look at http://robolectric.org. It has a specific JUnitRunner class for running unit tests in the test package with shadow classes for Android objects like application context. It is broadly used and there are a lot of examples on github and robolectric provides several themselves
Robolectric 4.5 Beta 1 is now available
1 project | /r/androiddev | 17 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Calligraphy and robolectric you can also consider the following projects:

fontbinding - A full example of custom fonts in XML using data binding and including font caching.

JUnit - A programmer-oriented testing framework for Java.

android-typeface-helper - Typeface helper for Android

PowerMock - PowerMock is a Java framework that allows you to unit test code normally regarded as untestable.

Tehreer-Android - Standalone text engine for Android aimed to be free from platform limitations

robotium - Android UI Testing

TypefaceHelper - Helper object for injecting typeface into various text views of android.

robolectric - Android Unit Testing Framework

Print - A lightweight Android library for use iconic fonts.

LiveData Testing - TestObserver to easily test LiveData and make assertions on them.

Android-Icon-Fonts - Material and Holo iconic fonts.

selendroid - "Selenium for Android" (Test automate native or hybrid Android apps and the mobile web with Selendroid.) Join us on IRC #selendroid on freenode. Also confirm you have signed the CLA http://goo.gl/pAvxEI when making a Pull Request.