I have a BDD feature containing multiple scenarios. Should each scenario be completely self contained and runnable individually?
I have a BDD feature containing multiple scenarios. Should each scenario be completely self
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I have a BDD feature containing multiple scenarios. Should each scenario be completely self contained and runnable individually?
Should be, yes. It is generally good practise in all forms of TDD (BDD included) to make sure that each “test” can run independently, and isn’t coupled with or have a dependency on another test having been run first. This will help avoid creating a brittle test suite (i.e. one that is prone to breaking).
That’s not to say that you cannot chain readability together. For a very cheap/quick example:
Each scenario indicates a test that can be automated – and each should be designed behind the scenes to be able to run independently. But as a reader of the feature (say a business stakeholder) – the process is complete and they can understand the entire picture more easily.