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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.helpers
+
+import org.mozilla.fenix.TestApplication
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+/**
+ * A test runner that starts Robolectric with our custom configuration for use in unit tests.
+ *
+ * usage:
+ * ```
+ * @RunWith(FenixRobolectricTestRunner::class)
+ * class ExampleUnitTest {
+ * ```
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT NOTES:
+ * - This should ALWAYS be used instead of RobolectricTestRunner and AndroidJUnit4 (note: the latter
+ * just delegates to the former)
+ * - You should only use Robolectric when necessary because it non-trivially increases test duration.
+ */
+class FenixRobolectricTestRunner(testClass: Class<*>) : RobolectricTestRunner(testClass) {
+
+    override fun buildGlobalConfig(): Config {
+        return Config.Builder()
+            .setApplication(TestApplication::class.java)
+            .build()
+    }
+}