SpecFlow.Assist.Dynamic is a couple of simple extension methods for the SpecFlow Table object that helps you to write less code.
What would you rather write? This:
[Binding]
public class StepsUsingStaticType
{
private Person _person;
[Given(@"I create an instance from this table")]
public void GivenICreateAnInstanceFromThisTable(Table table)
{
_person = table.CreateInstance<Person>();
}
[Then(@"the Name property on Person should equal '(.*)'")]
public void PersonNameShouldBe(string expectedValue)
{
Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, _person.Name);
}
}
// And then make sure to not forget defining a separate Person class for testing,
// since you don't want to reuse the one your system under test is using - that's bad practice
// Should probably be in another file too...
// might need unit tests if the logic is complicated
public class Person
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
public double LengthInMeters { get; set; }
}
Or this:
[Binding]
public class StepsUsingDynamic
{
private dynamic _instance;
[Given(@"I create an instance from this table")]
public void c(dynamic instance) { _instance = instance; }
[Then(@"the Name property should equal '(.*)'")]
public void NameShouldBe(string expectedValue) { Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, _instance.Name); }
}
The later version uses SpecFlow.Assist.Dynamic. Shorter, sweater and more fun!