Annotation Type BeforeTestClass

@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Documented
@EventListener(BeforeTestClassEvent.class)
public @interface BeforeTestClass

@EventListener annotation used to consume a BeforeTestClassEvent published by the EventPublishingTestExecutionListener.

This annotation may be used on @EventListener-compliant methods within a Spring test ApplicationContext — for example, on methods in a @Configuration class. A method annotated with this annotation will be invoked as part of the TestExecutionListener.beforeTestClass(org.springframework.test.context.TestContext) lifecycle.

Event processing can optionally be made conditional via a SpEL expression — for example, @BeforeTestClass("event.testContext.testClass.name matches '.+IntegrationTests'").

The EventPublishingTestExecutionListener must be registered in order for this annotation to have an effect — for example, via @TestExecutionListeners.