Is there only supposed to be one `context` as root in a `Sho

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Is there only supposed to be one `context` as root in a `ShouldSpec` when using `beforeEach` It seems like when I put the `beforeEach` in the `init` block along with two `contexts` it only gets run once

sam · Answer

beforeEach will run before each leaf test context is not a leaf so you would want beforeContainer or beforeAny

dave08 · Answer

Thanks And what s the difference between beforeEach and beforeTest then

dave08 · Answer

A leaf is the `should`

dave08 · Answer

Or the most inner context surrounding the should

sam · Answer

It s on the listeners doc page I m afk atm but can check later if you can t find it

dave08 · Answer

I looked but it wasn t too clear there

dave08 · Answer

I think the terminology needs to be worked on defining the stages in respect to the various styles

dave08 · Answer

Ok I reread the docs I think its just something unexpected happening sometimes the beforeSpecs beforeTests get run all at once before the forAll tests and fail and sometimes they get run before each leaf as expected by instancePerLeaf I m still looking into why

sam · Answer

Once you figure it out please let me know

dave08 · Answer

It seems like there s a difference between using `override fun beforeXXX` or the lambda form `beforeXXX ` straight in the init block the former sometimes runs the afterXXX before the container surrounding the should block on instancePerLeaf and the latter seems to work fine

dave08 · Answer

Could that be < sam>

sam · Answer

There should be no difference because the latter just calls into the former

sam · Answer

Can you make a small example that reproduces the issue that would allow me to find and fix

dave08 · Answer

It seems like a simpler test doesn t recreate the problem thinking face it might be linked to use of coroutines in various places and a few more factors involved in that test If I manage to pinpoint it I ll let you know

dave08 · Answer

I ll DM the original code just in case you can spot something though

reevn · Answer

Stumbled upon this thread To give some more context A few versions ago only beforeTest existed As this is executed before leaf tests AND containers i e describe context block there was no way to execute code only before leaf tests Because of that beforeEach and beforeContainer were added to support each individual use case To complete the circle beforeAny was also added which does the same thing as the original beforeTest So we now have beforeEach before leaf tests beforeContainer before containers beforeAny before both beforeTest doesn t do anything the above can t do and in a perfect world beforeEach would be called beforeTest In order to not introduce breaking changes it was left as is and beforeEach was chosen as a name