Format step method dynamically without parameters

[nikowitt]

Hi Jan,

we've implemented some steps that are within some date ranges like this:

Given logged in user is system
     And  today is 2016-02-18
     And  response for rfqquestionnaire that is submittable by suma.contact@sobis.com
     And corresponding RfQ
    When start date is set to 2015-08-18 and due date is set to 2016-05-18
     And question changes
    Then no errors are raised

To be able to render the second (today) line, I need to supply the current date as a parameter, but I prefer to have a helper method like today() without having to supply a parameter. With @NestedSteps, this could be wrapped a little bit, but it is only a workaround. So basically I have to be able to have something similar to the CaseDescriptionProvider for step method that allows me to to some coding.

Is this already possible somehow?

Best regards,
Niko

[janschaefer]

Yes. This is actually something which I also wanted to have myself sometimes :-)

[Airblader]

So basically we need the provider mechanism in the @As annotation, right?

[Airblader]

I'm working on this. Just need to write tests, the rest is done.

@janschaefer Is there a specific reason why this pattern is called *Generator for some cases and *Provider for others?

[Airblader]

@nikowitt Would you mind taking a look at the PR to see whether the example I posted there covers what you originally asked for? Just want to make sure the implementation fits the request. Thanks!

[nikowitt]

Looks like a flexible solution hat fits the requirements. Thank you!