Generator Commands

The 'generator' section is where the user defines how to generate the data for a field.

example from a decision table

Generator command

The generator is used to generate new data.

gen:<instanceId>:<generatorName>:<any Parameter>
  • instanceId
    The instance id is an internal id for creating a a instance of a given test case. If no Id is given, a uuid will be taken by the generator. The instance id allows the user to get the same data set from a generator on different fields.
    For example: Let's say we have a generator that creates personal data. It will generate a 'firstName', 'lastName' and an email address. But the data is needed in three different fields in the table. Each time the generator is called, it normally creates a new set of data. But this is not what is needed in this case.
    Let's assume the data generator is named ''AdressDataGenerator'' and it has a parameter for the data to be returned.
gen:1:AdressDataGenerator:firstName  

gen:1:AdressDataGenerator:lastName   

gen:1:AdressDataGenerator:email

  • The first call of the generator. This will create a new set of data. The data will be stored under the instanceId ''1'' And the data for the field ''firstName'' will be returned.

  • The second call of the generator. The generator will find data for the instance id ''1'' and will not generate new data. Then, it will return the data for ''lastName''

  • The same as for 2.

The instanceId allows the user to call the same generator multiple times but also to access to the same data if needed.

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