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\nWhen I visit :content_type content page with title :title\nI maintain a library of Behat steps and currently is in the process of formalising the \"language\".
\nI would really appreciate some direction please.
\nThank you
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\nI think it slightly depends on the domain? I think these mean different things:
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- When I visit the {whatever} content page with title :title (implies it is unique, presumably created earlier in the feature, probably the step should fail if finds 0 or 2, to avoid false positives / data bleeding between scenarios) \n
- When I visit a {whatever] content page with title :title (implies the only thing that matters is the title, and there may be multiple pages with that title) \n
So personally I would probably want to be explicit about that. But whether to use a or the depends on the step, for example (thinking quickly):
Given no existing pages\nAnd \"Brian\" creates a page with:\n | title | Widgets |\nWhen I visit the page with the title \"Widgets\"\nThen I should see that Brian authored the pageI also think if the goal is \"natural language\" specifications then the article is usually necessary to make the sentence read correctly?
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What is the recommended language to use in the step definitions when it comes to articles Example: VS I maintain a library of Behat steps and currently is in the process of formalising the "language". I would really appreciate some direction please. Thank you |
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@AlexSkrypnyk that's a good question... I think it slightly depends on the domain? I think these mean different things:
So personally I would probably want to be explicit about that. But whether to use Given no existing pages
And "Brian" creates a page with:
| title | Widgets |
When I visit the page with the title "Widgets"
Then I should see that Brian authored the pageI also think if the goal is "natural language" specifications then the article is usually necessary to make the sentence read correctly? |
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@AlexSkrypnyk I'd be interested to hear other people's opinions, but I'm going to convert this to a discussion to keep the issues list tidy. |
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@AlexSkrypnyk that's a good question...
I think it slightly depends on the domain? I think these mean different things:
So personally I would probably want to be explicit about that. But whether to use
aorthedepends on the step, for example (thinking quickly):