junit-team/junit5 · error · JUnitException

Error redirecting stdout and stderr to file: ${stdoutPath}

Error message

Error redirecting stdout and stderr to file: ${stdoutPath}

What it means

Error "Error redirecting stdout and stderr to file: ${stdoutPath}" thrown in junit-team/junit5.

Source

Thrown at junit-platform-console/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/console/command/StandardStreamsHandler.java:51

	 *
	 * <p>If the paths are the same, both streams are redirected to the same file.
	 *
	 * <p>The default charset is used for writing to the files.
	 *
	 * @param stdoutPath the file path for standard output, or {@code null} to
	 * indicate no redirection
	 * @param stderrPath the file path for standard error, or {@code null} to
	 * indicate no redirection
	 */
	public void redirectStandardStreams(@Nullable Path stdoutPath, @Nullable Path stderrPath) {
		if (isSameFile(stdoutPath, stderrPath)) {
			try {
				PrintStream commonStream = new PrintStream(Files.newOutputStream(stdoutPath), true);
				this.stdout = commonStream;
				this.stderr = commonStream;
			}
			catch (IOException ex) {
				throw new JUnitException("Error redirecting stdout and stderr to file: " + stdoutPath, ex);
			}
		}
		else {
			if (stdoutPath != null) {
				try {
					this.stdout = new PrintStream(Files.newOutputStream(stdoutPath), true);
				}
				catch (IOException ex) {
					throw new JUnitException("Error redirecting stdout to file: " + stdoutPath, ex);
				}
			}

			if (stderrPath != null) {
				try {
					this.stderr = new PrintStream(Files.newOutputStream(stderrPath), true);
				}
				catch (IOException ex) {
					throw new JUnitException("Error redirecting stderr to file: " + stderrPath, ex);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at junit-platform-console/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/console/command/StandardStreamsHandler.java:51 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of junit-team/junit5@956246301e (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/ceb043e7a8d3bcf0.json. Report an issue: GitHub.