Package org.chenile.cucumber

Class VariableHelper

java.lang.Object

org.chenile.cucumber.VariableHelper

public class VariableHelper
extends Object

Class manages the variables that are set and used in Cucumber test cases. Contains Variable substitution helper methods

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static final Map<String,String>	varMap	Uses a variable to store the results of a scenario so that it can be used in the next scenario. For example, if we create an entity and want to retrieve the same entity by ID, then we can store the ID as a variable in the varMap.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
VariableHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	put(String name, String value)
static String	substituteVariables(String s)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

varMap

private static final Map<String,String> varMap

Uses a variable to store the results of a scenario so that it can be used in the next scenario.
For example, if we create an entity and want to retrieve the same entity by ID, then we can store the ID as a variable in the varMap. We can use the ID to retrieve the object back in the next scenario
varMap spans scenarios and hence needs to be stored outside the context.

Constructor Details

VariableHelper

public VariableHelper()

Method Details

put

public static void put(String name,
 String value)

substituteVariables

public static String substituteVariables(String s)