Using Scenario Outline Examples in BeforeTestRun/BeforeFeature/BeforeScenario hooks

[Matej Straka]

Hello everyone,

Is it possible to retrieve data from Scenario Outline Examples table in [BeforeTestRun], [BeforeFeature] or [BeforeScenario]  hooks?

For example I have simple Scenario Outline like this one:

Scenario Outline: Login to website

Given Login form is displayed

When I fill <Login> and <Password> 

Then I am successfully logged in 

Examples:

| Login | Password   |

| user1 | password1 |

| user2 | password2 |

I want to use values from Examples table in  [BeforeTestRun] or [BeforeFeature] hook.

Here is example with  [BeforeTestRun]  hook:

[BeforeTestRun] 

 public static void PrepareTestUsersBeforeStart()

{

    // code to prepare test data based on data in Scenario outline Examples table

    // create user in our database with credentials from records in Examples table

    // create user with Login "user1"  and Password "password1" in our database

}

Thanks for advices or any suggestions how to solve this issue.

Best,

Matej

[praveenreddy narala]

Hi,

As far as I know, this is not possible, and it against the BDD design pattern. Before Test Run and After Test Run will execute before and after the Feature run. Hence, you can not call examples in Test Run. Also, Examples are user scenarios (not just test data). 

I hope it helps.

Regards,

Praveen

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[Andreas Willich]

I answered your question in the new community forum: https://support.specflow.org/hc/en-us/community/posts/360013377857/comments/360003357238

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