net.thucydides.core.steps

Class StepFactory

java.lang.Object

net.thucydides.core.steps.StepFactory

public class StepFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Produces an instance of a set of requirement steps for use in the acceptance tests. Requirement steps navigate through pages using a WebDriver driver.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StepFactory() Create a new step factory without webdriver support.
StepFactory(Pages pages) Create a new step factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static StepFactory	getFactory()
<T> T	getNewCachedStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)
<T> T	getNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)
<T> T	getSharedStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass) Returns a new ScenarioSteps instance, of the specified type.
<T> T	getUniqueStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)
<T> T	getUniqueStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass, java.lang.Object... parameters)
<T> T	instantiateNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass, boolean cacheNewInstance) Create a new instance of a class containing test steps.
<T> T	instantiateNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass, net.sf.cglib.proxy.MethodInterceptor interceptor, boolean useCache) Create a new instance of a class containing test steps using custom interceptors.
static boolean	isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Object argument, java.lang.Class<?> parameterType)
void	reset()
void	usePageFactory(Pages pages)
StepFactory	usingPages(Pages pages)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StepFactory

public StepFactory(Pages pages)

Create a new step factory. All web-testing step factories need a Pages object, which is passed to ScenarioSteps objects when they are created.

StepFactory

public StepFactory()

Create a new step factory without webdriver support. This is to be used for non-webtest acceptance tests.

Method Detail

getFactory

public static StepFactory getFactory()

usingPages

public StepFactory usingPages(Pages pages)

getSharedStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getSharedStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

Returns a new ScenarioSteps instance, of the specified type. This is actually a proxy that allows reporting and screenshots to be performed at each step.

Type Parameters:

T - the scenario step class type

Parameters:

scenarioStepsClass - the scenario step class

Returns:

the instrumented step library

getNewStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

getNewCachedStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getNewCachedStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

getUniqueStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getUniqueStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

getUniqueStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getUniqueStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass,
                                     java.lang.Object... parameters)

reset

public void reset()

instantiateNewStepLibraryFor

public <T> T instantiateNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass,
                                          boolean cacheNewInstance)

Create a new instance of a class containing test steps. This method will instrument the class appropriately and inject any nested step libraries or other dependencies.

instantiateNewStepLibraryFor

public <T> T instantiateNewStepLibraryFor(java.lang.Class<T> scenarioStepsClass,
                                          net.sf.cglib.proxy.MethodInterceptor interceptor,
                                          boolean useCache)

Create a new instance of a class containing test steps using custom interceptors.

usePageFactory

public void usePageFactory(Pages pages)

isAssignableFrom

public static boolean isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Object argument,
                                       java.lang.Class<?> parameterType)