1 rspec_before_exclusion_filter.rb

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
  config.before(:each, :skip_vcr_reset => lambda { |v| puts; p v; v != true }) do
    p :before_hook
  end
end

describe "Not Skipping" do
  it 'ex1' do
    p :ex1
  end
  
  it 'ex2' do
    p :ex2
  end
end

describe "Skipping", :skip_vcr_reset do
  it 'ex3' do
    p :ex3
  end
  
  it 'ex4' do
    p :ex4
  end
end

2 output

$ rspec foo_spec.rb --format doc

Not Skipping

nil
:before_hook
:ex1
  ex1

nil
:before_hook
:ex2
  ex2

Skipping

true

true
:ex3
  ex3

true

true
:ex4
  ex4

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