Doing something before or after all Scalatest tests

Question

I have a suite of scalatest tests that test different endpoints of a RESTful API. I really want them separated into different files for best organization.

My problem

Answer 1

Alternatively you can just use an object.

object TestServer {
  startServer()
}

When you access the object it will be initialised, starting the server. Just create a common trait in the body of which you access the object. Then mixin that trait into all your tests. Done.

If your server runs in daemon mode (e.g. a Play! application in test mode) it will be automatically shut down after all tests are run.