Package io.cucumber.spring

Class SpringFactory

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Container, Lookup, ObjectFactory
    @API(status=STABLE)
public final class SpringFactory
extends Object
implements ObjectFactory
    Spring based implementation of ObjectFactory.

    Application beans are accessible from the step definitions using autowiring (with annotations).

    SpringFactory uses TestContextManager to manage the spring context. The step definitions are added to the TestContextManagers context and the context is reloaded for each scenario.

    The spring context can be configured by:

    • Annotating one step definition with: @ContextConfiguration, @ContextHierarchy or @BootstrapWith. This step definition can also be annotated with @WebAppConfiguration or @DirtiesContext annotation.
    • If no step definition class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy is found, it will try to load cucumber.xml from the classpath.

    Notes:

    • Step definitions should not be annotated with @Component or other annotations that mark it as eligible for detection by classpath scanning. When a step definition class is annotated by @Component or an annotation that has the @Component stereotype an exception will be thrown
    • If more that one step definition class is used to configure the spring context an exception will be thrown.

    • Constructor Detail

      • SpringFactory

        public SpringFactory()