Trying to debug a test inside of a `ShouldSpec` `should` block. Test looks something like this: ```...

# kotest

[James Eschner]

Trying to debug a test inside of a ShouldSpec should block. Test looks something like this:

class MyTest : ShouldSpec({
  val foo = "bar"

  should("do something") {
     true shouldBe true // place breakpoint here
  }
})

If I run the test using the Kotest plugin in debug mode and place a breakpoint at the true shouldBe true line I don’t see the foo variable captured in the “Variables” window like I would expect.

I recall being able to debug this relatively recently so I think this is a new issue.

Kotlin version — 1.5.30
IntelliJ version — IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2.2 (Ultimate Edition) Build #IU-212.5284.40
Kotest version — 4.6.1
Kotest plugin version — 1.1.36-IC-2021.1

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[James Eschner]

to perhaps make this a bit more concrete here are some screenshots

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[Oliver.O]

Isn't that something related to the debugger rather than to Kotest?

[James Eschner]

Certainly could be!

[sam]

Sometimes you can work around by assigning the var to a val before the line where you debug