No tasks available when executing JUnit runner class - intellij-idea

Question

I am trying to run Cucumber feature files in IntelliJ.
Cucumber Options is pointing to the right folder, but I get the "No tasks available" notification when trying to execute the JUnit runner class.
What am I doing wrong?
Here is my build.gradle:
plugins {
id 'java'
}
sourceCompatibility = 1.8
apply plugin: 'java'
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
compileJava.options.encoding = "UTF-8"
dependencies {
compile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.3.11'
testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java:4.7.1'
compile 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-server:2.44.0'
testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java:4.7.1'
compile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
compile group: 'org.seleniumhq.selenium', name: 'selenium-java', version: '3.141.59'
compile group: 'io.cucumber', name: 'cucumber-java', version: '4.7.1'
compile group: 'io.cucumber', name: 'cucumber-junit', version: '4.7.1'
compile group: 'io.cucumber', name: 'cucumber-core', version: '4.7.1'
compile group: 'net.masterthought', name: 'cucumber-reporting', version: '3.20.0'
compile group: 'io.cucumber', name: 'gherkin', version: '5.1.0'
compile group: 'info.cukes', name: 'cucumber-picocontainer', version: '1.2.5'
compile group: 'io.github.bonigarcia', name: 'webdrivermanager', version: '3.6.0'
}

Answer 1

Ok, none of the proposed solutions worked, but I finally figured it out.
Went to Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle and changed Run tests using: from Gradle (Default) to IntelliJ IDEA.
Note: found the solution here.

Answer 2

When I had this problem ("No tasks available" message when trying to run a test), what worked for me was to simply re-import the project from the Gradle view.
Right-click on project in Gradle view and select Reimport Gradle Project.

Answer 3

I was facing the same issue.
When using gradle make sure your project structure is correct.
Your tests should be in src>test>java
This resolved the issue for me.

Answer 4

"No tasks available" – I got this message when trying to run Spock test.
The reason was I did not have gradle plugins configured properly:
plugins {
id 'java-library'
id 'groovy' // this one is also necessary
}
Make sure you have 'groovy' plugin enabled, then re-import your project.

Answer 5

I had the same problem. When I used the full package name in glue it worked, this is mine:
...
features = "src/test/resources/features",
glue = {"test.java.stepdefinitions"},
...

Answer 6

I also faced a similar issue, In my case, it was because I forget to use the "public" access modifier while defining test class, and apparent with Junit 4, all test classes should be public.

Answer 7

I faced the same issue when I was trying to run the JUnit tests in my Gradle project. the solution worked in my case.

Answer 8

In the Android Studio, open the Gradle panel and right click on your project name, then click on Reload Gradle Project