io.cucumber.core.backend

Interface ObjectFactory

@API(status=STABLE)
public interface ObjectFactory

Minimal facade for Dependency Injection containers

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	addClass(Class<?> glueClass) Collects glue classes in the classpath.
<T> T	getInstance(Class<T> glueClass) Provides the glue instances used to execute the current scenario.
void	start() Instantiate glue code before scenario execution.
void	stop() Dispose glue code after scenario execution.

Method Detail

start

void start()

Instantiate glue code before scenario execution. Called once per scenario.

stop

void stop()

Dispose glue code after scenario execution. Called once per scenario.

addClass

boolean addClass(Class<?> glueClass)

Collects glue classes in the classpath. Called once on init.

Parameters:

glueClass - Glue class containing cucumber.api annotations (Before, Given, When, ...)

Returns:

true if stepdefs and hooks in this class should be used, false if they should be ignored.

getInstance

<T> T getInstance(Class<T> glueClass)

Provides the glue instances used to execute the current scenario. The instance can be prepared in start().

Type Parameters:

T - type of Glue class

Parameters:

glueClass - type of instance to be created.

Returns:

new Glue instance of type T