TestNG: How to get class that is about to create by Factory from DataProvider

Question

I have a class with @Factory(dataProvider = "dp") at constructor. How can I obtain that class inside data provider?

class Test {

   @Factory(dataProvider = "dp")
   public Test(int i) {
      //... some code
   }

   @DataProvider
   public static Object[][] dp(ITestContext context, Method method) {
       // need to get currently created class by factory
       // method is null here
       // not found any way to obtain this class from test context
   }

}

In this example I can use hardcoded class name, but in real worl data provider is in parent class (or just separated class)

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '16 at 14:38

2

Just do the following:

class Test {

   @Factory(dataProvider = "dp")
   public Test(int i) {
      //... some code
   }

   @DataProvider
   public static Object[][] dp(ConstructorOrMethod com) {
       Class<?> testClass = com.getConstructor().getDeclaringClass();
   }

}

answered Sep 08 '16 at 14:38

juherr

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Thank you, Julien, I'll try it! Is this documented somewhere? – Sergey Irisov Sep 12 '16 at 08:09
Not yet: https://github.com/cbeust/testng/issues/1143 But feel free to propose an improvement on the documentation :D – juherr Sep 12 '16 at 08:24
@SergeyIrisov Is my answer correct according to your question? If yes, could you accept it? – juherr Sep 16 '16 at 12:31

TestNG: How to get class that is about to create by Factory from DataProvider

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