org.imaginea.test.automation.framework.keywordmodel.keywords

Class KeywordBase

java.lang.Object

org.imaginea.test.automation.framework.keywordmodel.keywords.KeywordBase

All Implemented Interfaces:

IKeyword

public abstract class KeywordBase
extends Object
implements IKeyword

Base keyword class that implements the IKeyword interface. This class provides utility to execute the keywords using the Java reflection api.

Extend this class if you want your methods to be used as keywords.

Author:

Varun Menon

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	KeywordBase()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	execute(String keyword, Object[] args) Executes the specified keyword with specified given arguments.
protected void	initialize(Object obj) Initializes the class to collect the information of the methods available in the said class.
boolean	isSupported(String methodName, Object[] args) Verifies whether the said keyword with the arguments is supported by the implementing class or not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

KeywordBase

protected KeywordBase()

Method Detail

initialize

protected void initialize(Object obj)

Initializes the class to collect the information of the methods available in the said class. Use this method if you want to initialize methods from some other class object.

Parameters:

obj - Object of the class whose method you to use for keyword execution.

isSupported

public boolean isSupported(String methodName,
                  Object[] args)

Description copied from interface: IKeyword

Verifies whether the said keyword with the arguments is supported by the implementing class or not.

Specified by:

isSupported in interface IKeyword

Parameters:

methodName - Keyword that needs to be executed

args - Arguments that needs to be used to execute the said keyword

Returns:

true or false depending upon the condition whether the "keyword" with specified no. of arguments is supported or not.

execute

public void execute(String keyword,
           Object[] args)

Description copied from interface: IKeyword

Executes the specified keyword with specified given arguments.

Specified by:

execute in interface IKeyword

Parameters:

keyword - Keyword to be executed.

args - Arguments to be used for the keyword execution.