net.thucydides.core.steps
Class StepFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.thucydides.core.steps.StepFactory

public class StepFactory
extends 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

StepFactory()
Create a new step factory without webdriver support.

StepFactory(Pages pages)
Create a new step factory.

Method Summary

<T> T	getNewStepLibraryFor(Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)
<T> T	getStepLibraryFor(Class<T> scenarioStepsClass) Returns a new ScenarioSteps instance, of the specified type.
<T> T	getUniqueStepLibraryFor(Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, 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

getStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getStepLibraryFor(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.

getNewStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getNewStepLibraryFor(Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)

getUniqueStepLibraryFor

public <T> T getUniqueStepLibraryFor(Class<T> scenarioStepsClass)