Robot Framework -> Gherkin -> Dependency between Given and When and Then

[sagdeoa]

Hi,

I recently started working with robot framework for api test development. Gherkin is completely new to me. 

How to manage the dependency between the Given and When and Then? For ex:

If I say that

Given create account is successful ( which may have the ability to return account no)

When I update my address (this keyword needs the account no set by Given)

Then account should be updated. 

Now for When to work successfully, it should know account id or transaction id or something similar which Given has created. How will Given pass data to When and so on.

How data persists between these keywords? I do not see any examples or BDD is not meant for such kind of examples?

Regards

Arundhati

[Hélio Guilherme]

Hi,

You need to store the values somewhere. For example in a Test Suite Variable. So, before ending the Given step, you should have, something like:
${AccountNumber}=    Some Keyword returning your value

Set Suite Variable    AccountNumber

Then it should be available for next steps and tests.

 

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[Craig Despeaux]

I think you want to use Set Test Variable.  That will make the variable available everywhere in the test once you set it. 

In my opinion, Set Suite Variable is more useful in Suite Setup when you need to set a variable that you want to have available in all tests.

Craig

[sagdeoa]

This is very helpful. Thanks a lot.