rspec users - Dec 2008 - calling multiline steps from other steps

What is the syntax for calling multiline steps from other steps? I''d
like to do something like this:

Given /^I have filled in the form$/ do |details|
  details.hashes.each |pair|
    When "I fill in #{pair[''field'']} with
#{pair[''value'']}"
  end
end

Given /^(.*) has filled in the form$/ do |user, details|
  Given "I am logged in and #{user}"
  Given "I have filled in the form", details
  When "I log out"
end

My feature file would have something like this:

  Given Joe has filled in the form:
    | field | value |
    | x     | 1     |
    | y     | 2     |


I''d also like to do something like this:

Given /^Everything is filled in$/ do
  Given "Joe has filled in the form:
    | field | value |
    | x     | 1     |
    | y     | 2     |"
end


How can I do this? Also, how does it work for multi line strings
(""")?

Thanks!
Paul

P.S. Those are contrived examples.
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Pau Cor wrote:
> What is the syntax for calling multiline steps from other steps?
I''d
> like to do something like this:
>
> Given /^I have filled in the form$/ do |details|
>   details.hashes.each |pair|
>     When "I fill in #{pair[''field'']} with
#{pair[''value'']}"
>   end
> end
>
>   
Yes, you can do this.
> Given /^(.*) has filled in the form$/ do |user, details|
>   Given "I am logged in and #{user}"
>   Given "I have filled in the form", details
>   When "I log out"
> end
> My feature file would have something like this:
>
>   Given Joe has filled in the form:
>     | field | value |
>     | x     | 1     |
>     | y     | 2     |
>
>
> I''d also like to do something like this:
>
> Given /^Everything is filled in$/ do
>   Given "Joe has filled in the form:
>     | field | value |
>     | x     | 1     |
>     | y     | 2     |"
> end
>
>   
I''m not sure if it works with step tables, so you will just have to 
experiment and see.  Same thing for the multi-line strings.. I''m not 
sure but that seems more possible that the step table.
> How can I do this? Also, how does it work for multi line strings
(""")?
>
> Thanks!
> Paul
>
> P.S. Those are contrived examples.
>

Ben Mabey wrote:
> you will just have to
> experiment and see.
Thanks for the reply!
So far all my experiments have failed :/

Anyone else have any ideas?

Paul
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Given /^I have filled in the form$/ do |details|
 details.hashes.each |pair|

Can''t see this working because you''ve got no place to collect
details

However

Given /^I have filled in the form with (.*)$/ do |details|
 details.hashes.each |pair|

would work, but you''d have to do some tricky stuff to get your hash
out.

-----

 Given Joe has filled in the form:
   | field | value |
   | x     | 1     |
   | y     | 2     |

For this to work the step that matches has to collect two thing so really
you need

 Given Joe has filled in foo with bar
   | field | value |
   | x     | 1     |
   | y     | 2     |

and a matcher

Given /^Joe has filled in (.*) with (.*)$/ do |field, value|
>From that you could try
Given /^Form filled in correctly$/
  Given "Joe has filled in foo with bar"
     | field | value |
     | x     | 1     |
     |   y   | 2     |

but I doubt that would work as I think you need the "More Examples:"
statement. Also don''t think embedding tables in step definitions is a
good
idea.

----

You could use convention over configuration to do more filling in with less
variables. For example I fill in user forms using just the login name to
generate the other fields

e.g. login - fred, password - fredpass, email fred at example.com  etc.

Now a step can take one parameter fred and fill in many details

e.g. using webrat

When /^I fill in signup details for (.*) $/ do |user|
  fill_in(:login, :with => user)
  fill_in(:email, :with => user + ''@example.com'')
  fill_in(:password, :with => user + ''pass'')
  fill_in(''user[password_confirmation]'', :with => user +
''pass'')
end

When I fill in signup details for fred

HTH

Andrew








2008/12/5 Pau Cor <lists at ruby-forum.com>
> Ben Mabey wrote:
> > you will just have to
> > experiment and see.
>
> Thanks for the reply!
> So far all my experiments have failed :/
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?
>
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Andrew Premdas wrote:
> Given /^I have filled in the form$/ do |details|
>  details.hashes.each |pair|
>
> Can''t see this working because you''ve got no place to
collect details
>
> However
>
> Given /^I have filled in the form with (.*)$/ do |details|
>  details.hashes.each |pair|
>
> would work, but you''d have to do some tricky stuff to get your
hash out.
>
<snip>
>
> but I doubt that would work as I think you need the "More
Examples:"
> statement. Also don''t think embedding tables in step definitions
is a
> good idea.
>
Actually, you can embed tables in steps, they are called "Step
Tables".
:)  Read about them here:
http://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber/wikis/using-fit-tables-in-a-feature

I have used them many times and I find them very handy.  I had rolled my 
own with story runner and so having it built into cucumber makes things 
very nice.

-Ben

> Ben Mabey wrote:
>> you will just have to
>> experiment and see.
>
> Thanks for the reply!
> So far all my experiments have failed :/
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?
>
Not possible yet. Please file a ticket.
> Paul
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And please link to this thread in the ticket. Nabble or
somesuch.
> Ben Mabey wrote:
>> you will just have to
>> experiment and see.
>
> Thanks for the reply!
> So far all my experiments have failed :/
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?
>
> Paul
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Ooh interesting stuff thanks for that Ben, never got past the scenario
tables until now :)

Andrew

2008/12/5 Ben Mabey <ben at benmabey.com>
> Andrew Premdas wrote:
>
>> Given /^I have filled in the form$/ do |details|
>>  details.hashes.each |pair|
>>
>> Can''t see this working because you''ve got no place to
collect details
>>
>> However
>>
>> Given /^I have filled in the form with (.*)$/ do |details|
>>  details.hashes.each |pair|
>>
>> would work, but you''d have to do some tricky stuff to get your
hash out.
>>
>>  <snip>
>
>>
>> but I doubt that would work as I think you need the "More
Examples:"
>> statement. Also don''t think embedding tables in step
definitions is a good
>> idea.
>>
>>
> Actually, you can embed tables in steps, they are called "Step
Tables". :)
>  Read about them here:
>
>
http://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber/wikis/using-fit-tables-in-a-feature
>
> I have used them many times and I find them very handy.  I had rolled my
> own with story runner and so having it built into cucumber makes things
very
> nice.
>
> -Ben
>
>
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Aslak Helles?y wrote:
> And please link to this thread in the ticket. Nabble or somesuch.
I am sorry for taking so long to post the ticket:
http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com/projects/16211-cucumber/tickets/144-call-multiline-steps-from-other-steps

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