TestData
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TestData
is a pre-configured instance of TestDataFactory that can be used to prepare test data for your script.
Example
Feeder
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MethodsFeeder.append(lines)
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Parameters
- lines
void
[] - returns:
Feeder
Feeder.circular(loop)
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Configures the feeder to reset at the end, creating a repeating loop
Parameters
- loop
boolean
(Optional, default:true
) - returns:
Feeder
Feeder.feed()
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Advances the feed by one iteration
Parameters
- returns: [
Option
][option]
Feeder.filter(func)
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Parameters
- func <FeedFilterFunction>
- returns:
Feeder
Feeder.peek()
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Reads the data at the current cursor without advancing
Parameters
- returns: [
Option
][option]
Feeder.reset()
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Parameters
- returns:
void
Feeder.shuffle(shuffle)
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Parameters
- shuffle
boolean
(Optional, default:true
) - returns:
Feeder
Feeder.toString()
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Parameters
- returns:
string
Properties
- filters <FeedFilterFunction>[]
- instanceID
string
- lines
void
[] - pointer
number
- resetOnEnd
boolean
(Optional, default:true
) - shuffleAfterLoad
boolean
(Optional, default:false
)
TestDataSource
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TestDataSource is the instance returned by TestDataFactory's methods.
Call TestDataSource's methods to configure your data source:
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MethodsTestDataSource.circular(circular)
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Instructs the data feeder to repeat the data set when it reaches the end. TestData is circular by default; use this to turn circular data off.
Parameters
- circular
boolean
(Optional, default:true
) Passingfalse
will to disable circular data loading, causing test to complete after 1 loop of test data. - returns:
TestDataSource
TestDataSource.filter(func)
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Adds a filter to apply against each line in the data set.
Filters can be chained, and will be run in order only if the previous filter passed.
Example:
Parameters
- func <FeedFilterFunction> filter function to compare each line
- returns:
TestDataSource
TestDataSource.shuffle(shuffle)
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Shuffles the data set using the Fisher-Yates method. Use this to randomise the order of your data. This will always be applied after filtering.
Parameters
- shuffle
boolean
(Optional, default:true
) - returns:
TestDataSource
Properties
TestDataFactory
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A TestDataFactory
is available to be imported into your test script as TestData
. Use this to load a TestDataSource which provides new test data to each iteration of your test.
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MethodsTestDataFactory.fromCSV(filename, separator)
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Loads test data from a CSV file, returning a TestData
instance.
Parameters
- filename
string
the CSV to load - separator
string
(default:,
) CSV separator to use - returns:
TestDataSource
TestDataFactory.fromData(objects)
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Loads a standard Javascript array of data objects
Parameters
- objects
void
[] an array of data objects - returns:
TestDataSource
TestDataFactory.fromJSON(filename)
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Loads data from a JSON ffile
Parameters
- filename
string
the JSON to load. - returns:
TestDataSource