Using data from external file in feature file

michal.gorynski

October 29, 2020 13:40 Edited

Hello everyone,

I am using SpecFlow for my test, and in feature file I've got table with examples, but those examples are changing over time and their amount also changes. So I would like to get them from external files (xlsx, csv, json, xml or whatever). As I now SpecFlow.Plus.Excel is no longer available, so I try to find another way to do that but for know unsuccessfully. Do you know how can I do that? Are there some plugins/packeges that allow it? Maybe have you some examples. I would be really appreciate.

Thanks for advices or any suggestions how to solve this issue.

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  Andreas Willich

  October 29, 2020 11:54

  michal.gorynski Have a look at our blog or Twitter in the next days. ;-)

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  michal.gorynski

  October 29, 2020 12:17

  Andreas Willich I can't wait till I see it. :) 

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  Andreas Willich

  October 30, 2020 07:32

  https://specflow.org/blog/new-plugin-externaldata-helps-you-improve-test-coverage-quickly/

  We were faster than expected ;-)

  Let me know if this solves your use case.

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  michal.gorynski

  November 04, 2020 14:26

  Andreas Willich thank you, that really helps

  Unfortunately it requires specflow update and that couse problem with Specflow.Allure :/ 

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  Andreas Willich

  November 04, 2020 14:53

  Ok, I think this is the third or fourth time that I see, that someone has problems because of SpecFlow.Allure doesn't work with the latest version.

  They have an open issue (https://github.com/allure-framework/allure-csharp/issues/133) for more than 2 months. :-/

   

  But perhaps you also want to change your reporting. ;-)

  We made something new: https://specflow.org/blog/introducing-the-specflow-plus-livingdoc-generator/ 

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