Specflow BDD: C# Testing Mastery
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Welcome to the ultimate guide to mastering Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with Specflow in C#!
In this comprehensive course, you will embark on a journey to become a testing maestro, seamlessly integrating Specflow into your C# projects. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting, this course is your key to unlocking the full potential of BDD for automated testing.
What You’ll Learn:
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Foundations of BDD: Grasp the core concepts and principles behind Behavior-Driven Development.
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Hands-On C# Implementation: Dive deep into C# as you learn to implement Specflow in real-world projects.
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Practical Test Automation: Master the art of creating robust and maintainable automated tests using Specflow.
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Integration and Best Practices: Seamlessly integrate BDD into your development workflow and apply industry best practices.
Why Enroll:
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Expert Guidance: Learn from industry experts with years of experience in Specflow and BDD.
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Career Advancement: Boost your resume with valuable automation testing skills.
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Project-Based Learning: Gain practical experience through hands-on projects and exercises.
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Lifetime Access: Access to course materials and updates for a lifetime.
Who Is This For:
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Software Developers and Engineers
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QA Engineers and Testers
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Anyone looking to enhance their testing skills with Specflow BDD in C#
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently implement Specflow in your C# projects, ensuring robust, efficient, and high-quality software development.
Join us now, and let’s embark on this journey to elevate your testing expertise!
Enroll today and take the first step towards becoming a Specflow BDD master!
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IntroductionToday we will have an introductory lesson and discuss what we will learn during this course. Also, we will discover the benefits of enrolling in this course and what will wait for you in the end.
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Communication Plan
Today we will learn:
How we are going to communicate to make sure that the learning process is efficient
Where to ask questions
How to ask questions
Communication channels, where you can reach out to me.
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How to Use Resources
In this video lesson you will learn how to use resources for the lectures.
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Tips to improve your course taking experience
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What is the project we will work on?
Today we will discuss the following:
What our project that we will work is.
How we manage to work at it.
What do we want to do with it.
How it is related to real-life projects you will work at.
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What will we achieve in the end?
Today we are going to discuss what the project that we will have at the end of our tutorial is and how it is related to real-world projects.
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What is BDD?
Today we will learn:
Brief BDD introduction
The basics of BDD
The BDD process
The BDD benefits
Why BDD is needed
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Real life samples from BDD
Today we will learn:
Brief description of a real-life sample of BDD
Main Principles of pure BDD
Key components of BDD at a project
Real-life application
BDD benefits in the example.
Why it is nice to apply BDD to a project.
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Home task review BDD
Today we will discuss the resolution of the following home task:
Create a BDD scenario for an e-commerce website.
Select an area of your interest (any flow at an e-commerce website).
For an explanation of the home task, order placement in a shop card scenario will be used.
User Given-When-Then format
Try to use only one When step
Use commonly understandable language for it.
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What is SpecFlow BDD in C#
Today we will learn:
Brief history of SpecFlow BDD in C#
The main features of SpecFlow C#
Advantages and disadvantages of the tool
The similarities with other C# BDD libraries.
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Visual Studio Community Edition Installation
Today we will learn:
What is IDE?
What are the most popular IDEs for C# development?
Why Visual Studio?
How to install Visual Studio to your machine?
How to perform the basic configuration of Visual Studio?
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.NET 6 - Installation
Today we will learn:
.NET Versions – which one to use?
How to check the current .NET version.
How to download .NET installer.
How to install .NET via installer.
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Setup right structure of project, folders, add dependency
Today we will do the following:
Add SpecFlow NuGet package.
Add SpecFlow.Tools.MsBuild.Generation NuGet package.
Add SpecFlow.NUnit NuGet package.
Add features and steps folders.
Make sure all the packages are loaded.
Install SpecFlow extension for Visual Studio.
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Create simple scenario to add two numbers
Today we will do the following:
Create TwoNumbersAdditionSteps class in steps folder
Create twoNumbersAddition.feature in features folder
Create a scenario with two Given, one When, and one Then steps
Create step mappings in TwoNumbersAdditionSteps class.
Store NumberOne, NumberTwo, and result in separate fields of the class.
Assert two numbers sum with NUnit assertion.
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Move simple Get Board scenario to BDD format in one single class
Today we will do the following:
Add getBoards.feature to features folder
Add GetBoardsSteps in steps folder
Copy-paste RequestWithoutAuth() and RequestWithAuth() methods from BaseTest class.
Set RestSharp base URL in requestWithoutAuth() method
Convert each line of CheckGetBoardTest into BDD step def.
Create request and Response private fields in GetBoardsSteps class.
Make all assertions via NUnit.
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Move simple Get Board scenario to BDD format in one single class - Hometask
Today, we will discuss the following:
Migration of NUnit 3 test to SpecFlow BDD Scenario.
Scenario steps definition in feature file.
Scenario steps mapping in Steps class.
Merge of similar steps into single.
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Remove test data from steps, step arguments
Today we will:
Discuss SpecFlow step parameters.
Install Cucumber Expressions Specflow 3-9 package.
Inject dynamic query params for REST Request.
Merge path params setup steps into a single step.
Use a single step for checking any status code.
Verify response against any JSON Schema.
Verify any body param for any expected value
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Remove test data from steps, step arguments - Hometask
The home task for today's lesson is:
Transform UpdateBoardTest class into feature file.
Parameterize the request is sent to endpoint step.
Add step that passes body params to REST request.
Use hard-coded value for updated board name temporarily.
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Data tables for couple parameters in steps
Today we will do the following:
Discuss what Data Table in SpecFlow is.
See where Data Table is used.
Add data table for query and path params injection.
Use data table with headers.
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Data tables for couple parameters in steps - Hometask
The home task for today is:
Transform as many parameters as we can to data tables.
Use data table for response body validation.
Initialize request body as data table dictionary.
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Outlines
Today we will do the following:
Migrate board validation tests to Outlines
Split feature files by packages.
Remove already migrated NUnit test classes.
Add 'request without auth' Given step.
Add step to check response body as string.
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Outlines - Hometask
The hometask for today's lesson is massive:
Migrate update, create and delete board scenarios to outlines.
Delete migrated Test classes.
Delete unused validation arguments holders and providers.
Delete unused Boards Endpoints URLs.
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Backgrounds
Today we will discuss the following:
What are Backgrounds.
How are the Backgrounds used.
Apply Background for Get Boards feature.
Why no hometask is needed today :)
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Ways to share data between steps
Today we will:
Create TestContext class.
Put all data to share to TestContext.
Learn what ThreadLocal is.
Wrap all data to share with ThreadLocal.
Split your steps into action and assertion.
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Ways to share data between steps - Hometask
The hometask for today's lesson is:
Use more elegant way to share test data.
Get rid of static keywords in your test context.
Inject TestContext as your step classes' fields.
Run all the tests to check your updates.
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Step arguments transformers
Today we will:
Learn what Step Arguments Transformers are.
Merge two steps to create request.
Create an enum to store endpoints.
Use arguments transformer to work with the enum
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Step arguments transformers - Hometask
The hometask for today's lesson:
Remove key and token from scenario.
Create a IDictionary Transformer class.
Use [StepArgumentTransformer] attribtue.
Store key and token values in Constants class.
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Hooks and tags
Today we will learn:
What are hooks and tags in SpecFlow.
Add Delete Board feature.
Add a step to assert board absence.
Add a hook to create board before scenario.
Add Request Auth provider class.
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Hooks and tags - Hometask
The hometask for today's lesson is:
Add Create Board feature.
Run a deleteBoard hook after scenario.
Add a step to assert board presence.
Remove migrated tests.
Remove not needed contants.
