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+---
+stage: Verify
+group: Testing
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
+type: reference
+---
+
+# Unit test reports
+
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/45318) in GitLab 11.2. Requires GitLab Runner 11.2 and above.
+> - [Renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/39737) from JUnit test reports to Unit test reports in GitLab 13.4.
+
+## Overview
+
+It is very common that a [CI/CD pipeline](pipelines/index.md) contains a
+test job that will verify your code.
+If the tests fail, the pipeline fails and users get notified. The person that
+works on the merge request will have to check the job logs and see where the
+tests failed so that they can fix them.
+
+You can configure your job to use Unit test reports, and GitLab will display a
+report on the merge request so that it's easier and faster to identify the
+failure without having to check the entire log. Unit test reports currently
+only support test reports in the JUnit report format.
+
+If you don't use Merge Requests but still want to see the unit test report
+output without searching through job logs, the full
+[Unit test reports](#viewing-unit-test-reports-on-gitlab) are available
+in the pipeline detail view.
+
+Consider the following workflow:
+
+1. Your `master` branch is rock solid, your project is using GitLab CI/CD and
+ your pipelines indicate that there isn't anything broken.
+1. Someone from your team submits a merge request, a test fails and the pipeline
+ gets the known red icon. To investigate more, you have to go through the job
+ logs to figure out the cause of the failed test, which usually contain
+ thousands of lines.
+1. You configure the Unit test reports and immediately GitLab collects and
+ exposes them in the merge request. No more searching in the job logs.
+1. Your development and debugging workflow becomes easier, faster and efficient.
+
+## How it works
+
+First, GitLab Runner uploads all [JUnit report format XML files](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSQ2R2_14.1.0/com.ibm.rsar.analysis.codereview.cobol.doc/topics/cac_useresults_junit.html)
+as [artifacts](pipelines/job_artifacts.md#artifactsreportsjunit) to GitLab. Then, when you visit a merge request, GitLab starts
+comparing the head and base branch's JUnit report format XML files, where:
+
+- The base branch is the target branch (usually `master`).
+- The head branch is the source branch (the latest pipeline in each merge request).
+
+The reports panel has a summary showing how many tests failed, how many had errors
+and how many were fixed. If no comparison can be done because data for the base branch
+is not available, the panel will just show the list of failed tests for head.
+
+There are four types of results:
+
+1. **Newly failed tests:** Test cases which passed on base branch and failed on head branch
+1. **Newly encountered errors:** Test cases which passed on base branch and failed due to a
+ test error on head branch
+1. **Existing failures:** Test cases which failed on base branch and failed on head branch
+1. **Resolved failures:** Test cases which failed on base branch and passed on head branch
+
+Each entry in the panel will show the test name and its type from the list
+above. Clicking on the test name will open a modal window with details of its
+execution time and the error output.
+
+![Test Reports Widget](img/junit_test_report.png)
+
+## How to set it up
+
+To enable the Unit test reports in merge requests, you need to add
+[`artifacts:reports:junit`](pipelines/job_artifacts.md#artifactsreportsjunit)
+in `.gitlab-ci.yml`, and specify the path(s) of the generated test reports.
+The reports must be `.xml` files, otherwise [GitLab returns an Error 500](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216575).
+
+In the following examples, the job in the `test` stage runs and GitLab
+collects the Unit test report from each job. After each job is executed, the
+XML reports are stored in GitLab as artifacts and their results are shown in the
+merge request widget.
+
+To make the Unit test report output files browsable, include them with the
+[`artifacts:paths`](yaml/README.md#artifactspaths) keyword as well, as shown in the [Ruby example](#ruby-example).
+To upload the report even if the job fails (for example if the tests do not pass), use the [`artifacts:when:always`](yaml/README.md#artifactswhen)
+keyword.
+
+NOTE: **Note:**
+You cannot have multiple tests with the same name and class in your JUnit report format XML file.
+
+### Ruby example
+
+Use the following job in `.gitlab-ci.yml`. This includes the `artifacts:paths` keyword to provide a link to the Unit test report output file.
+
+```yaml
+## Use https://github.com/sj26/rspec_junit_formatter to generate a JUnit report format XML file with rspec
+ruby:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - bundle install
+ - bundle exec rspec --format progress --format RspecJunitFormatter --out rspec.xml
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ paths:
+ - rspec.xml
+ reports:
+ junit: rspec.xml
+```
+
+### Go example
+
+Use the following job in `.gitlab-ci.yml`, and ensure you use `-set-exit-code`,
+otherwise the pipeline will be marked successful, even if the tests fail:
+
+```yaml
+## Use https://github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report to generate a JUnit report format XML file with go
+golang:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - go get -u github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report
+ - go test -v 2>&1 | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit: report.xml
+```
+
+### Java examples
+
+There are a few tools that can produce JUnit report format XML file in Java.
+
+#### Gradle
+
+In the following example, `gradle` is used to generate the test reports.
+If there are multiple test tasks defined, `gradle` will generate multiple
+directories under `build/test-results/`. In that case, you can leverage glob
+matching by defining the following path: `build/test-results/test/**/TEST-*.xml`:
+
+```yaml
+java:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - gradle test
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit: build/test-results/test/**/TEST-*.xml
+```
+
+NOTE: **Note:**
+Support for `**` was added in [GitLab Runner 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/2620).
+
+#### Maven
+
+For parsing [Surefire](https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/)
+and [Failsafe](https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/) test
+reports, use the following job in `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+java:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - mvn verify
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit:
+ - target/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml
+ - target/failsafe-reports/TEST-*.xml
+```
+
+### Python example
+
+This example uses pytest with the `--junitxml=report.xml` flag to format the output
+into the JUnit report XML format:
+
+```yaml
+pytest:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - pytest --junitxml=report.xml
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit: report.xml
+```
+
+### C/C++ example
+
+There are a few tools that can produce JUnit report format XML files in C/C++.
+
+#### GoogleTest
+
+In the following example, `gtest` is used to generate the test reports.
+If there are multiple gtest executables created for different architectures (`x86`, `x64` or `arm`),
+you will be required to run each test providing a unique filename. The results
+will then be aggregated together.
+
+```yaml
+cpp:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - gtest.exe --gtest_output="xml:report.xml"
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit: report.xml
+```
+
+#### CUnit
+
+[CUnit](https://cunity.gitlab.io/cunit/) can be made to produce [JUnit report format XML files](https://cunity.gitlab.io/cunit/group__CI.html) automatically when run using its `CUnitCI.h` macros:
+
+```yaml
+cunit:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - ./my-cunit-test
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ reports:
+ junit: ./my-cunit-test.xml
+```
+
+### .NET example
+
+The [JunitXML.TestLogger](https://www.nuget.org/packages/JunitXml.TestLogger/) NuGet
+package can generate test reports for .Net Framework and .Net Core applications. The following
+example expects a solution in the root folder of the repository, with one or more
+project files in sub-folders. One result file is produced per test project, and each file
+is placed in a new artifacts folder. This example includes optional formatting arguments, which
+improve the readability of test data in the test widget. A full .Net Core
+[example is available](https://gitlab.com/Siphonophora/dot-net-cicd-test-logging-demo).
+
+```yaml
+## Source code and documentation are here: https://github.com/spekt/junit.testlogger/
+
+Test:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - 'dotnet test --test-adapter-path:. --logger:"junit;LogFilePath=..\artifacts\{assembly}-test-result.xml;MethodFormat=Class;FailureBodyFormat=Verbose"'
+ artifacts:
+ when: always
+ paths:
+ - ./**/*test-result.xml
+ reports:
+ junit:
+ - ./**/*test-result.xml
+```
+
+## Viewing Unit test reports on GitLab
+
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24792) in GitLab 12.5 behind a feature flag (`junit_pipeline_view`), disabled by default.
+> - The feature flag was removed and the feature was [made generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216478) in GitLab 13.3.
+
+If JUnit report format XML files are generated and uploaded as part of a pipeline, these reports
+can be viewed inside the pipelines details page. The **Tests** tab on this page will
+display a list of test suites and cases reported from the XML file.
+
+![Test Reports Widget](img/pipelines_junit_test_report_ui_v12_5.png)
+
+You can view all the known test suites and click on each of these to see further
+details, including the cases that make up the suite.
+
+You can also retrieve the reports via the [GitLab API](../api/pipelines.md#get-a-pipelines-test-report).
+
+## Viewing JUnit screenshots on GitLab
+
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/202114) in GitLab 13.0.
+> - It's deployed behind a feature flag, disabled by default.
+> - To use it in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to [enable it](#enabling-the-junit-screenshots-feature). **(CORE ONLY)**
+
+If JUnit report format XML files contain an `attachment` tag, GitLab parses the attachment.
+
+Upload your screenshots as [artifacts](pipelines/job_artifacts.md#artifactsreportsjunit) to GitLab. The `attachment` tag **must** contain the absolute path to the screenshots you uploaded.
+
+```xml
+<testcase time="1.00" name="Test">
+ <system-out>[[ATTACHMENT|/absolute/path/to/some/file]]</system-out>
+</testcase>
+```
+
+When [this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/6061) is complete, the attached file will be visible on the pipeline details page.
+
+### Enabling the JUnit screenshots feature **(CORE ONLY)**
+
+This feature comes with the `:junit_pipeline_screenshots_view` feature flag disabled by default.
+
+To enable this feature, ask a GitLab administrator with [Rails console access](../administration/feature_flags.md#how-to-enable-and-disable-features-behind-flags) to run the
+following command:
+
+```ruby
+Feature.enable(:junit_pipeline_screenshots_view)
+```