I’ve implemented screenshot capturing for my automation project using rspec/capybara.
I was expecting capybara to take a screenshot each time a test fails, no matter where it fails (in preconditions or during test execution or in postconditions).

spec_helper has following code:

  config.after(:each) do |example|
    page.save_screenshot(example.description) if example.exception
  end

Majority of spec files have before :context block that executes once for all tests in scope of specific context.

The problem is that in case test fails in before or after :context block, screenshot is not taken. It is taken only in case test fails in ‘it’ block.

I’ve tried adding around :each hook in spec_helper file but it did not help unfortunately.

Here is the example of how it all works for a case screenshot is taken and for a case screenshot is not taken:
screenshot is not taken:

describe 'title', type: :feature do
  include_context 'User logged in'
  
  describe 'When user logged in' do

    before(:all) { do_something_causing_fail }

    it 'Verify something' do
      expect(something).to eq something
    end
  end
end

screenshot is taken:

describe 'title', type: :feature do
  include_context 'User logged in'
  
  describe 'When user logged in' do

    before(:all) {  }

    it 'Verify something' do
      do_something_causing_fail
      expect(something).to eq something
    end
  end
end