rspec users - Apr 2009 - [Cucumber] Options in tables

> In Cucumber I want to remove duplication from my examples tables.
> see http://gist.github.com/99516 for an example of the type of situation I
> am facing.
> 
> I would like the second example to be equivalent to the first.
> 
> To do this... I need cucumber to read a row in the examples and notice the
> ''options'', then run it as if it were several rows in the
table, one for each
> possible combination of options.
> 
> Anyone else find this useful? .. or got any suggestions for better ways of
> doing it?
1) See another current thread in this list:  [Cucumber] Tables
2) [new|expired] does not matter, so you don''t need the column at all
   you can put two checks in the step definition, I think.
   perhaps this allows you to write the remaining steps in another way,
   without duplication of steps. 

Bye,
Kero.
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> sorry.. the first point.. you''re right this feature is to do with
tables
> too, however this feature is orthogonal to the other one, so I decided to
> start a new thread ...   I hope that was right.
Sure, just wanted to make sure you''d seen the other thread.

(on a aside note: what would examples look like if both ideas get
implemented? I''m afraid it''ll be confusing.)
> > I agree that in defining the rules that define the behaviour those
> > situations are equivalent.
> >
> > However, as the examples _are the tests_ we need both as we need to
test
> > both those scenarios so the testers have confidence the feature is
working
> > in all situations.
Given I am a <role>
And I am on the entity list screen
When I <action> a new or expired entity
...

I realize the three Then steps become "double" steps, too.
Doesn''t really scale when you have more than two states...

It scales fine when the state does not matter, no "double" steps
at all. 

I''m out of ideas, time for someone else to chime in :)
> > It''s being a really good experience in my current project to
work so
> > closely with the test team. I''m getting some really good
feedback.
Cool!

Bye,
Kero.
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I''m no mathematician, but perhaps there''s some notation from
set
theory that could be helpful?