EnumToStringForCucumber

Use enum classes to validate some values in your Cucumber specifications!

Processes an enum class annotated with @GenerateCucumberString, producing a new java source file which is also compiled. The generated class has a static String field, which is the concatenation of the enum values, with delimiter, suffix and prefix as specified in the annotation. These parameters (delimiter, suffix...) can be overridden. This field can be used in any annotation (but intended for Cucumber annotations), as it's a compile time constant value.

How to use:

Maven

Specify dependency in pom:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>se.comhem.cucumber.annotations</groupId>
            <artifactId>EnumToStringForCucumber</artifactId>
            <version>...</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>

Run mvn testCompile to generate source code and compiled classes from these source files.

Java

Mark any enum class (say MyEnum) with @GenerateCucumberString; a java source file called MyEnumToCucumberString will be generated.

You can now have compile time validation in you Cucumber feature file, assuring it matches an entry in your enum class.

Example

If you have an annotated enum class

@GenerateCucumberString
public enum Services {
    IP_TV_MED,
    IP_TV_PLUS,
    IP_TV_BAS,
    IP_TV_MAX,
    TIVO_TV
}

The annotation will generate the class

public class ServicesToCucumberString {
	public static final String value = "(IP TV MED|IP TV PLUS|IP TV BAS|IP TV MAX|TIVO TV)";
}

Use it in your the @Given @When @Then annotations of you step definition files:

@Then("the customer is authorized to access the " + ServicesToCucumberString.value +  " package")
public void the_customer_is_authorized_to_access_package(String packageName) throws Throwable {
    verifyAuthForPackage(packageName);
}

Your feature file will basically be validated against the enum values:

Given a customer

When an agreement for the IP TV MAX package is created and an order is placed