Spock extension extending the spring extension

[janbols]

Hi, i would like to make an extension that would only make sense doing
spring tests. It would add an extra bean to the aplication context.
However, how would I get hold of the application context within the
extension.
The only feasible way I think would be to subclass the
springextension. Or would there be anorher way?
Greetings
Jan Bols

[Peter Niederwieser]

A few ideas:
- provide a base class with a property of type `ApplicationContext` that gets injected by Spring
- require the user to declare a property of type `ApplicationContext` that gets injected by Spring
- use a Spring TestExecutionListener

Maybe the Spring extension could also provide a way for other extensions to grab the application context directly. I'm not sure if subclassing the SpringExtension is a solution, because the original extension would likely get triggered anyway, which could pose problems.

Cheers,
Peter

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[Jan Bols]

I'll have a look at the TestExecutionListener and if that doesn't work, go for the 2nd solution. 

Thanks

Jan