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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"🐞: Old test results persist across cached executions when test name or metadata changes","articleBody":"## Summary\n\nWe’ve encountered an issue when running tests using the Allure Java adapter in environments where test execution uses some form of caching (e.g., Maven build cache with Github caching).\n\n## Problem\n\nWhen a test is executed and results are generated, and a **subsequent execution modifies the test name, title, or metadata**, but reuses the previous cache, the **old results are not fully cleaned** from the output folder. \n\nAs a result, stale or duplicated test results may appear in the Allure report or be sent to Tesults or similar tools.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Run a test suite with a test named `TestExampleA`, generating Allure results.\n2. Modify the test code: rename the test to `TestExampleRenamed` or change metadata (e.g., severity, description, etc.).\n3. Re-run the test suite **without clearing the results folder manually**, using cached test output.\n4. Observe that results from both `TestExampleA` and `TestExampleRenamed` appear in the output.\n\n## Expected Behavior\n\nThe `allure-results` or Tesults result folder should be **cleaned automatically** before writing new test results, to avoid outdated or duplicate entries.\n\n## 💡 Suggestion: Add a `clean` option similar to `--clean-alluredir` in pytest\n\nIn the Allure Pytest integration, there's a very helpful `--clean-alluredir` option that clears the results directory before test execution starts ([docs reference](https://allurereport.org/es/docs/pytest-configuration/#clean-alluredir)).\n\nWe suggest implementing a similar mechanism in the Java integration (e.g., `allure-java-commons`), to allow users to automatically clean the results folder (`allure-results`, Tesults folder, etc.) before writing new data.\n\n---\n\n### What Allure Integration are you using?\n\nallure-java-commons\n\n### What version of Allure Integration you are using?\n\n2.26.0\n\n### What version of Allure Report you are using?\n\n2.12.0\n\n### Code of Conduct\n\n- [x] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct","author":{"url":"https://github.com/alexfernandezv","@type":"Person","name":"alexfernandezv"},"datePublished":"2025-07-14T12:48:25.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/1178/allure-java/issues/1178"}