#padding-around-before-all-blocks

#Configuration

import { defineConfig, rstestPlugin } from '@rslint/core';

export default defineConfig([
  rstestPlugin.configs.recommended,
  {
    rules: {
      'rstest/padding-around-before-all-blocks': 'error',
    },
  },
]);

#Rule Details

Require a blank line before and after beforeAll statements so suite setup is visually separated from tests and other declarations. No trailing blank line is required when the hook is the last statement in its scope.

The rule classifies an expression statement by its first identifier, so calls and modifier chains beginning with beforeAll are included regardless of where that name was declared. Renamed aliases and namespace calls such as rstest.beforeAll are not recognized. Type information is not required.

#Incorrect

const database = createDatabase();
beforeAll(() => database.connect());
test('loads a user', loadUser);

#Correct

const database = createDatabase();

beforeAll(() => database.connect());

test('loads a user', loadUser);

#Autofix

The rule inserts missing blank lines before and after beforeAll statements.