Driver is not working with platform version older than 2024.2

[exigow]

Hi 👋, please correct me if I'm wrong, but the documentation (https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/integration-tests-intro.html) states that the new Integration Tests based on intellij-ide-starter are available since 2023.2+ (see: screenshot attached).

I've cloned the examples and I tried to downgrade the config from 2024.3 to 2024.1 to verify this, but I couldn't resolve ide-starter-drive dependencies. I checked the repository, and indeed, the oldest available ide-starter-driver:242.20224.300 (https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.jetbrains.intellij.tools/ide-starter-driver).

I have two questions:

• Does this mean that the starter is available from at least 242? Where can I find this in the docs/read more about this?
• Is there a way to configure the new integration tests to work with an older platform, e.g., 241?

[shishovv]

Hi,

• indeed, the driver was introduced in version 242. We'll review and fix the docs
• yes, you can specify the desired versions of the testing framework and intellij platform separately, e.g

    intellijPlatform {
        intellijIdeaCommunity("2024.1")
        testFramework(TestFrameworkType.Starter, "243.21565.193")
    }

[exigow]

Thanks @shishovv! I was just about to say that I managed to solve it with your help, and indeed, it seems to me that this information should be included in the docs somewhere because it’s a key detail for backward compatibility.