Hi,

since you have access to the code we (codecentric) left, the class you are
looking for is called ScenarioContext, if my memory serves me right.

Kind Regards

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Andreas Ebbert-Karroum (mobil)
Am 05.11.2013 16:14 schrieb "Hans Schwäbli" <[email protected]>:

> Enrique, I was asking for information not demanding a feature.
>
> Can you guarantee that that page object implementation works for everyone
> or works at all?
>
> What if JBehave instantiates new Steps from time to time? The dynamic
> variables would be gone. When implementing dynamic variables JBehave
> framework has to be considered since it runs the steps in its own way and
> you have not much control over it, whether it instantiates new Steps or
> uses the same. Is there a contract for this? If not, what if JBehave
> implementation is changed and this solution does not work anymore? I think
> it is worth thinking a bit about the consequences.
>
> And what if you run parallel stories. Is it guaranteed that each run will
> have its own step objects or will they be shared?
>
> What about life cycle issues? What if you want to clean all dynamic
> variables after each story has run for instance? That would require some
> design and being embedded in the story run machine.
>
> And is it such a far fetched thing to suppose that JBehave might support
> dynamic variables for the runtime if it already supports variables which
> are set at "compile" time?
>
> As I said, I am not demanding anything, but I think a few thoughts about
> this (or questions how others have done it) are no bad idea before
> implementing dynamic variables.
>
>
> 2013/10/31 Jorge Pombar <[email protected]>
>
>> We also have several scenarios where the input for the scenarios are
>> determined at runtime.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think Paul offered a good solution, create a variable in the pageObject
>> and set it (by the When step) then you can get it (on the Then step) for
>> verification (I think we’ll give this approach a chance)
>>
>>
>>
>> Another solution is to have a static map where you set it and then
>> retrieve it when needed. This is what we have implemented and it works for
>> us.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Enrique
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Hans Schwäbli [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 8:24 AM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* Re: [jbehave-user] Support for dynamic variables?
>>
>>
>>
>> I see. So there is no use looking for a existing JBehave feature for this.
>>
>>
>>
>> I meant dynamic variables which are set and used at runtime. There are
>> cases where one has to automate tests on non-deterministic test data (I
>> mean the data of the application under test).
>>
>>
>>
>> A "life cycle" of these variables might be an issue in future. Currently
>> I cannot tell you a real world use case for it. But I think there might be
>> the need to configure the scope of such dynamic variables to be existing
>> per stories, per story or per scenario. This would require a close
>> integration into JBehave execution procedure.
>>
>>
>>
>> The easiest could be to store the variables for the whole execution and
>> to clear them if needed in steps annotated with @BeforeStory for instance.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have to think a bit on how I could solve this in a suitable and good
>> way.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/10/31 Mauro Talevi <[email protected]>
>>
>> Typically you would define an API to access these variables.   This is
>> something that you cannot really generalise.
>>
>> If on the other hand you know these variable at execution time, you could
>> pass them as system properties in the jbehave maven goal or ant task.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 31 Oct 2013, at 11:12, Hans Schwäbli <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > For some stories and scenarios I need dynamic variables which are
>> determined at runtime.
>> >
>> > Example: I want to store the balance of an account, do some
>> transactions and then expect that the balance is increased by 1000 for
>> instance. If your test data are not deterministic you need such approaches.
>> >
>> > Is there a JBehave feature for this, storing such dynamic variables at
>> runtime and accessing them at runtime across scenarios and stories?
>> >
>> > Or do I have to implement that myself in my steps?
>>
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