Spock + Spring - using helper methods in where clause that use spring injected beans skips test

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 280

Tests are skipped (i.e not recognized as spock tests) when using helper methods in a
where-clause that use spring injected beans.

Example:

@ContextConfiguration("classpath:some-spring.xml")
class SomeSpec extends Specification {

    @Resource testdata
    @Autowired someService

    def "a feature"() {
        expect:
        someService.login(user) == true

        where:
        user                    | comment
        getAdmin()          | "Admin has access"
        getRegularUser() | "Regular users have access" 
    }

   def getAdmin() {
        testData.getAdmin()
   }

   def getRegularUser() {
        testData.getRegularUser()
   }


}



What version of Spock and Groovy are you using?
Spock version 0.7-groovy-2.0
Spock-spring version 0.7-groovy-2.0
Groovy version 2.0.5
Running in Intellij idea 11.1.3

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Since these tests are just skipped, it is hard to find out why they are failing. If
possible; it would be nice if an error message would be raised.

Reported by odin.hole.standal on 2012-11-07 14:27:17

Start by reproducing the supplied SomeSpec example with Spock 0.7-groovy-2.0, spock-spring 0.7-groovy-2.0, and Groovy 2.0.5. Trace the Spock/Spring handling of helper methods in a where clause; done means the feature is recognized and runs, or a useful error explains why it is skipped.