Cannot convert the provided notation to a File or URI

Question

I am getting the following error when running espresso test ./gradlew connectedAndroidTest

> Task :app:fixStackFramesLiveDebugAndroidTest FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:fixStackFramesLiveDebugAndroidTest'.
> Cannot convert the provided notation to a File or URI: classes.jar (androidx.databinding:databinding-adapters:3.4.1).
  The following types/formats are supported:
    - A String or CharSequence path, for example 'src/main/java' or '/usr/include'.
    - A String or CharSequence URI, for example 'file:/usr/include'.
    - A File instance.
    - A Path instance.
    - A Directory instance.
    - A RegularFile instance.
    - A URI or URL instance.

app/build.gradle contains the following

...
android {
  .....
  defaultConfig {
     ...
     testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     ...
  }
  dataBinding {
     enabled = true
  }
}
...

Irrespective of espresso dependencies, I am getting the above error. Can someone please help to resolve this issue. I am new to android and espresso. I am not sure if I had missed out information. Please let know if needed.

Answer 1

I ran into this error after updating gradle to 3.4.+ After I downgraded to 3.3.2 I was able to build without any issues.