Geb/Spock login each def

Question

Is there a easy way in Geb/Spock to ensure a login happens before all functional tests?

For instance my login test looks like

def "login"() {
        when:
            to Login
        and:
            login(username,password)
        then:
            at Dashboard
        where:
            username   | password
            "X"        | "X"
    }

This is quite alot of code to put into each other test.

Answer 1

Create an abstract base spec which all of your specs that require logging in can extend:

abstract class LoginBaseSpec extends GebReportingSpec{

  def setupSpec(){
    when:
      to Login

    and:
      login(username, password)

    then:
      at Dashboard  
  }

This setupSpec() method in the super spec will be executed before anything in the extending specs.