Question

I want to construct where conditions based on setup data. But seems like where executes before setup method so I’m getting null object. I’m I right and how can I construct where data based on my setup data?

Answer 1

In short, you can’t. The where block must run before the setup block/method for reasons discussed on the mailing list (http://forum.spockframework.org). However, a where block may refer to @Shared variables, which can be initialized directly or in setupSpec(). If necessary, you can write multiple spec classes with different setupSpec() methods and keep them all in the same file.

Often, an alternative is to turn things around and use simple values (e.g. strings and numbers) in the where block, from which more complex objects are constructed in the setup block.