com.tngtech.jgiven.base

Class StageBase<SELF extends StageBase<?>>

java.lang.Object

com.tngtech.jgiven.base.StageBase<SELF>

Type Parameters:

SELF - the type of the subclass

Direct Known Subclasses:

Stage, Stufe

public class StageBase<SELF extends StageBase<?>>
extends java.lang.Object

Useful base class for step definitions as it provides a self() method to create fluent interfaces.

Direct subclasses should provide introduction words (see IntroWord).

Typically one derives from one of the language-specific step definition classes, which already provide a handful of useful introduction words.

See Also:

Stage, Stufe

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StageBase()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SELF	$(java.lang.String description, StepFunction<? super SELF> function) A step method for creating ad-hoc steps using lambdas.
SELF	self()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StageBase

public StageBase()

Method Detail

self

@Hidden
public SELF self()

$

public SELF $(java.lang.String description,
              @Hidden
              StepFunction<? super SELF> function)
       throws java.lang.Exception

A step method for creating ad-hoc steps using lambdas.

Example Usage

 
     given().$( "Two negative arguments", stage -> {
        stage.given().argument( -5 )
             .and().argument( -6 );
     });
 

Parameters:

description - the description of the step

function - the implementation of the step in form of a function where the parameter is the stage the step is executed in

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Since:

0.7.1