Hey all,

I'd like to propose the complement to ExUnit.after_suite/1 which runs a set 
of callbacks immediately before the test suite starts.

We can set up code that's run before the test suite in test_helper.exs but, 
unlike ExUnit.after_suite/1, this code runs regardless of there being any 
actual tests to run as part of the suite. So if we *need* to tear down some 
code that was set up in test_helper.exs but no tests are run, we're out of 
luck.

Here's a particular example: 

   1. Running an umbrella project with 2 apps
   2. mix test specific/file/in/app/1.ex
   3. Setup & tear-down happen correctly in app 1 suite
   4. Setup happens in app 2, but tear-down does not, because no files 
   match the given path, and after_suite callbacks don't run.

Adding before_suite callbacks with the same semantics as after_suite would 
be helpful here, since setup would only happen if there were any tests to 
run.

Cheers,
João

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