Using specific config settings with TestActorRef

gistfile1.scala

import akka.testkit.TestActorRef
import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
import org.scalatest.WordSpec
import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
import akka.actor.{Actor, ActorSystem}

@org.junit.runner.RunWith(classOf[org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner])
class Example2 extends WordSpec with MustMatchers {
  implicit val actorSystem = ActorSystem("TestSystem", ConfigFactory.parseString("""{ test.value = "Hey, it works!" }"""))

  "TestKit" must {
    "allow for specific values in actor systems" in {
      val theActor = TestActorRef[TestActor2]
      theActor ! "test"
    }
  }
}

class TestActor2 extends Actor {
  def receive = {
    case _ => println(">>> Status: " + context.system.settings.config.getString("test.value"))
  }
}