automated tests - Spock's @IgnoreIf Closure doesn't see System prop variable, set in jUnit's Suite -

i use geb + spock + junit runner + maven specs like:

@stepwise class my_spec extends gebreportingspec {      @ignoreif({properties['sss'].contains('true')})      def "testfeature 1" (){         println ("--> feature 1 runs")         given:         println ("--> mysystemprop is: ${properties['sss']}")         ...         when:         ...         then:         ...     }      def "testfeature 2" (){         println ("--> feature 2 runs")         when:         ...         then:         ...     } } 

i need run specs junit runner because need group in testsuites. found way set system property before testsuite run. available in junit 4.9 - @classrule. so, use here. way testsuites like:

    @runwith(suite.class)     @suite.suiteclasses([             my_spec.class,             my_spec1.class,             my_spec2.class     ])     class testsuite extends specification {                 @classrule                 public static externalresource testrule = new externalresource(){                 @override                         public void before() throws throwable{                                 system.setproperty('sss', 'true')                 }         } } 

but @ignoreif behaviur doesn't work: doesn't see added system property 'sss' however, in feature method property available: when feature runs, gives next output:

running testsuite --> feature 1 runs --> mysystemprop is: true --> feature 2 runs 

all run maven install. piece of pom.xml:

        <groupid>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupid>         <artifactid>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactid>         <version>2.18.1</version>         <configuration>             <includes>                 <include>testsuite.*</include>             </includes>             <systempropertyvariables> 

what doing wrong? if correct - how can make work spock's @ignoreif , props, need define in junit testsuite? ( please, not offer use junit's @categories. )

thanks.

are sure properties['sss'] resolves right method call within closure passed @ignoreif? have been bitten trying groovy in past, trying use kind of concise expressions static imports when resolving system props in particular. have tried changing system.getproperty("sss")?

also, closure passed @ifignore has delegate set org.spockframework.runtime.extension.builtin.preconditioncontext has sys property, try sys["sss"] instead. if doesn't can debug properties available in closure changing code to:

@ignoreif({ println sys; sys["sss"].contains("true") })