BDD Driven Development using Visual Studio, SpecFlow and WebDriver C#

Introduction to BDD

A background to BDD and its benefits. The process of BDD. An overview of the tools available, terminology.

Introduction to Gherkin

Feature Files, introduction to the Gherkin language, basic syntax

More Gherkin

Using the Background fixture, Parameters, Doc Strings, Examples and Data Tables, using Tags to organise execution, commenting

Installation of the SpecFlow Framework

SpecFlow Visual Studio plugin, installing the SpecFlow Libraries, WebDriver and other dependent libraries. Creating a project structure, creating a Feature File, formatting and execution of Feature Files

Step Definitions & Code Binding

Creating our Test Classes, Using prototype step definitions, fixing errors for executing feature files, creating step definition Methods, expanding Methods with Parameters

Deconstructing Step Definitions and Regular Expressions

Step Definition syntax, using Regular Expressions, using multiple annotations for one Method, re-using Methods for more than one Scenario

Handling Tables

Scenario Outline, In-line Step Table Iterating,

Executing the SpecFlow Features

Using SpecFlow, Using Tags, Results & Reporting, Command line execution, SpecFlow Fixtures for Execution Flow.

Integrating SpecFlow into the POM

Using SpecFlow & WebDriver under the Page Object Model.

Key technologies used

• Visual Studio 2015
• SpecFlow
• Nunit
• WebDriver C#