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## Overview

NOTE: This function is declared ONLY WHEN running tests with jasmine or mocha

This function ensures a single injector will be used for all tests in a given describe context. This contrasts with the default behaviour where a new injector is created per test case.

Use sharedInjector when you want to take advantage of Jasmine's `beforeAll()`, or mocha's `before()` methods. Call `module.sharedInjector()` before you setup any other hooks that will create (i.e call `module()`) or use (i.e call `inject()`) the injector.

You cannot call `sharedInjector()` from within a context already using `sharedInjector()`.

## Example

Typically beforeAll is used to make many assertions about a single operation. This can cut down test run-time as the test setup doesn't need to be re-run, and enabling focussed tests each with a single assertion.

    describe("Deep Thought", function() {

      module.sharedInjector();

      beforeAll(module("UltimateQuestion"));

      beforeAll(inject(function(DeepThought) {
        expect(DeepThought.answer).toBeUndefined();
        DeepThought.generateAnswer();
      }));

      it("has calculated the answer correctly", inject(function(DeepThought) {
        // Because of sharedInjector, we have access to the instance of the DeepThought service
        // that was provided to the beforeAll() hook. Therefore we can test the generated answer
        expect(DeepThought.answer).toBe(42);
      }));

      it("has calculated the answer within the expected time", inject(function(DeepThought) {
        expect(DeepThought.runTimeMillennia).toBeLessThan(8000);
      }));

      it("has double checked the answer", inject(function(DeepThought) {
        expect(DeepThought.absolutelySureItIsTheRightAnswer).toBe(true);
      }));

    });