Cucumber Data Table to validate table data

Question

I have a table that and I would like to validate the data shown on the table using a cucumber Scenario Outline. I know you can use one to repeat a similar series of steps, but is it possible to use the data table to validate what is on say a 4x4 table? so if my example looked like ..

Examples:
| name | age | disabled | insured |
| Tim  | 56  |        N |       N |
| Bob  | 72  |        Y |       N |
| Lee  | 52  |        Y |       Y |
| Mat  | 34  |        N |       N |

And this was an exact copy of what is on the UI, I want this to go row by row and validate what is on the screen.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 17 '16 at 08:59

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There are two ways to do.

Go through each datatable row and compare it with actual row cell by cell.
Transform actual table on web page using WebDriver into List>. Then it is possible to compare tables by tableFromGherkinStep.diff(actualTableFromPage).

answered Nov 17 '16 at 08:59

Oleksandr Romanov

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I have seen this solution for java, but this in cucumberjs. The implementation of the page objects and the step definitions is far different. – Tree55Topz Nov 22 '16 at 17:40

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '16 at 18:13

I'd push this validation down into the step definitions by giving that table a name say 'sample_users' and then writing a step

Then 'I should see the sample users'

and implementing that with

Then 'I should see the sample users' do
  check_sample_users
end

and now you are out of cukes and into your native language and you can easily compare two tables. You can also choose a better location for the canonical definition of what the table should look like. Using a scenario for this is not a good idea.

Cucumber Data Table to validate table data

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