[Cucumber-JVM] Overriding/Extending default String Transformer for ALL step transforms

[Tim Mertens]

I would like to override/extend the default Transformer used for ALL transformations.  I am already doing this manually using a custom transformer class. For example:

@Then("^I can transform vars in steps \"([^\"]*)\"$")
public static void I_can_transform_vars_in_steps(@Transform(StringVarTransformer.class) String text) {

//My step definition
}

The StringVarTransformer class looks at the String variable to see if it contains any references to stored data objects I am storing in a static data registry, and it extracts data from the referenced field in those objects using reflection.  This all works fine using the @Transform() annotation, but I must specify it for every transformation in my step definitions.

Ideally, this would happen seamlessly for every transformation without using the @Transformation notation, and the transformation would occur before any Transformer defined using the @Transformer notation, if for some reason I need to use an additional Transformer using the notation.

Is there an easy way to provide a global transform class that extends the default behavior?  I can work around it if it is not possible but I thought I would ask.

[Steve Messina]

Hi Tim

This is of interest to me too - did you get anywhere with this?

Regards

Steve

[aslak hellesoy]

No, there is not.

If you have an idea how you'd like things to work, please share an example and we can discuss from there whether it's something we'd be interested in adding.

Thanks,

Aslak 

 

I can work around it if it is not possible but I thought I would ask.

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[Tim M]

On Aug 2, 2013 8:14 AM, "Steve Messina" <steve.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
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No. I have simply used the normal notation for using a custom transformer where needed.

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