# beforeSuite

open fun beforeSuite(closure: Closure)(source)

### Deprecated

Replace with addTestListener and a TestListener.

Adds a closure to be notified before a test suite is executed. A TestDescriptor instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

This method is also called before any test suites are executed. The provided descriptor will have a null parent suite.

#### Since

4.4

#### Parameters

closure

The closure to call.