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Invalid @DirtiesContext 'mode' configuration

Reports incorrect 'mode' configuration in the @DirtiesContext annotation.

Example:

@ContextConfiguration @DirtiesContext(methodMode = MethodMode.AFTER_METHOD, // Setting the method mode on an annotated test class has no meaning. For class-level control, use classMode instead. hierarchyMode = DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode.CURRENT_LEVEL) // hierarchyMode should be used when the context is configured as part of a hierarchy via @ContextHierarchy public class MyTest { @DirtiesContext(classMode = DirtiesContext.ClassMode.AFTER_CLASS, // Setting the class mode on an annotated test method has no meaning. For method-level control use methodMode instead.. hierarchyMode = DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode.CURRENT_LEVEL) // hierarchyMode should be used when the context is configured as part of a hierarchy via @ContextHierarchy public void testFoo() {...} }

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

SpringTestingDirtiesContextInspection
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Spring | Spring Core | Code

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection SpringTestingDirtiesContextInspection

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2, Qodana for JVM 2025.2,

Last modified: 18 September 2025