Cucumber Series Tutorial 3- Make your Automation Data Driven by Parametrising Feature File with Scenario Outline and Examples keyword.

In Tutorial 2 we have seen, how to make test script data-driven by parametrizing the Feature file.
But the problem with this approach is, if we have to supply multiple data then we have to write separate methods in step definition file, which will add a lot of boilerplate code. Another approach is using "Examples"

Approach 2: Parametrising the Test script using Examples Keyword and Scenario Outline.

Changes in Feature File:

Here, instead of using Scenario, we will be using Scenario Outline

And we will provide test data through Examples keyword:

Feature: Free CRM Login Feature

Scenario Outline: Free CRM Login Test Scenario

Given User is already on Login Page

When Title of login page is Free CRM

Then user enters "<username>" and "<password>"

And  User clicks on login button

And user is on home page

Examples:

 | username | password |

 | user1 | password1 |

 | user2 | password2 |

Changes in Step definition:

No changes in the step definition file, from tutorial 2. Please find below the example.

@Then("^user enters \"(.*)\" and \"(.*)\"$")

public void user_enters_Username_and_password(String username, String password) {

    driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@name='email']")).sendKeys(username);

    driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@name='password']")).sendKeys(password);

}

Now perform the dry run from the Test Runner class.

Console Output in Eclipse:

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