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Update testing-scala-in-intellij-with-scalatest.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This assumes you know [how to build a project in IntelliJ](building-a-scala-proj
1. Add the ScalaTest dependency:
1. Add the ScalaTest dependency to your `build.sbt` file:
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libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.0.5" % "test"
libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.0.8"
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Why is % "test" removed?

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Well, I just copied sbt line from Scaladex. Actually, adding % "test" don't hurts.

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Yeah, http://www.scalatest.org/install suggests having % "test".

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But what's the purpose of % "test"? The example work flawlessly with or without it.

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Often a dependency is used by your test code (in src/test/scala, which is compiled by the Test configuration) but not your main code.

If you want a dependency to show up in the classpath only for the Test configuration and not the Compile configuration, add % "test" [...]

https://www.scala-sbt.org/release/docs/Library-Dependencies.html#Per-configuration+dependencies

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Thank you!

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1. If you get a notification "build.sbt was changed", select **auto-import**.
1. These two actions will cause `sbt` to download the ScalaTest library.
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