Hey guys, it's been probably asked before and I'm sure I've done this before, but I can't really fin...

# spek

[lucasqueiroz]

Hey guys, it's been probably asked before and I'm sure I've done this before, but I can't really find it anymore :/ how do I write tests where I need to have a @Autowired dependency?
Thanks

[raniejade]

You probably need to use an ApplicationContext directly. I've tried writing a spring extension before but I lost interest (as I don't use spring that much): https://github.com/spekframework/spek-spring-extension

[lucasqueiroz]

I ended up trying Aspen and it works well for my needs. Do you think it is possible to do something related to this in Spek, where the tests are inside a init block? That would solve the problems with Spring.

https://github.com/dam5s/aspen/blob/master/libraries/aspen-spring/src/test/kotlin/aspen/spring/examples/SpringApplicationTestExampleUsingInit.kt

[raniejade]

where the tests are inside a init block?

Not gonna happen, the current way we do things already works - having a class to wrap for your test is an unnecessary ceremony (later on once kotlin scripting matures, we could ditch it and just write tests directly in a .kts file). A fix to this is to have a spring extension implemented.

[lucasqueiroz]

The current extension doesn't work anymore with Spek2, since a lot has changed