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Remote-control block does not assign variables

I'm writing functional tests with Spock and Geb in Grails 2.5.6 using the remote-control plugin.

I have something like this in a when block:

String someString
remote {
    someString = SomeDomain.findByName("Some Name").someValue
}

In the then block that follows, someString is null. Trying to debug the issue, a breakpoint in the remote block is not hit.

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Due to the way remote-control executes the given closure, the assignment to the local variable is not performed.

    Do this instead:

    String someString = remote {
    return SomeDomain.findByName("Some Name").someValue
}

    Keep in mind that serialization is performed there, so this will not work for every type.