How to build a wrapper around scalatest's "it" keyword? - scala

Question

I am attempting to build a wrapper around scalatest's it keyword. However, this solution does not seem to work as intended. Moreover, it does not even compile:
trait MyFunSpec extends FunSpec {
private val _it: FunSpec.this.ItWord = it
protected def it(specText: String, testTags: org.scalatest.Tag*)
// ...do something extra here...
(testFun: => Any /* Assertion */)(implicit pos: Position): Unit = {
_it(specText, testTags: _*)(testFun)(pos)
// ...do something extra here...
}
}
The error message I am getting after compiling this code is as follows:
[error] MyFunSpec.scala: ambiguous reference to overloaded definition,
[error] both method it in trait MyFunSpec of type (specText: String, testTags:
org.scalatest.Tag*)(testFun: => Any)(implicit pos:
org.scalactic.source.Position)Unit
[error] and value it in trait FunSpecLike of type => FunSpecSpec.this.ItWord
[error] match argument types (String)
Please note the main idea is that method's name remains it, so renaming it to something like alternativeIt is not a satisfactory solution here.
Any suggestions, what am I doing wrong here? Any solution would be highly appreciated! Thanks!

Answer 1

Try this:
trait MyFunSpec extends FunSpec {
override protected val it = new ItWord {
override def apply(specText: String,testTags: org.scalatest.Tag*)(testFun: => Any)(implicit pos: org.scalactic.source.Position): Unit = {
println("Before")
super.apply(specText, testTags:_*)(testFun)(pos)
println("After")
}
}
}