io.cucumber.spring

Class SpringFactory

java.lang.Object

io.cucumber.spring.SpringFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory

@API(status=STABLE)
public final class SpringFactory
extends Object
implements io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory

Spring based implementation of ObjectFactory.

Application beans are accessible from the step definitions using autowiring (with annotations).

SpringFactory uses TestContextManager to manage the spring context. The step definitions are added to the TestContextManagers context and the context is reloaded for each scenario.

The spring context can be configured by:

• Annotating one step definition with: @ContextConfiguration, @ContextHierarchy or @BootstrapWith. This step definition can also be annotated with @org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration or @DirtiesContext annotation.
• If no step definition class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy is found, it will try to load cucumber.xml from the classpath.

Notes:

• Step definitions should not be annotated with @Component or other annotations that mark it as eligible for detection by classpath scanning. When a step definition class is annotated by @Component or an annotation that has the @Component stereotype an exception will be thrown
• If more that one step definition class is used to configure the spring context an exception will be thrown.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SpringFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	addClass(Class<?> stepClass)
<T> T	getInstance(Class<T> type)
void	start()
void	stop()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SpringFactory

public SpringFactory()

Method Detail

addClass

public boolean addClass(Class<?> stepClass)

Specified by:

addClass in interface io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory

start

public void start()

Specified by:

start in interface io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory

stop

public void stop()

Specified by:

stop in interface io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory

getInstance

public <T> T getInstance(Class<T> type)

Specified by:

getInstance in interface io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory