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In addition to the life-cycle methods, you can make any method a life-cycle method by giving it the desired annotation in its function definition. This is especially useful for parent classes that want to hook in to the TestBox life-cycle.
  • @beforeAll - Executes once before all specs for the entire test bundle CFC
  • @afterAll - Executes once after all specs complete in the test bundle CFC
  • @beforeEach - Executes before every single spec in a single describe block and receives the currently executing spec.
  • @afterEach - Executes after every single spec in a single describe block and receives the currently executing spec.
  • @aroundEach - Executes around the executing spec so you can provide code surrounding the spec.
Below are several examples using script notation.
DBTestCase.cfc (parent class)
component extends="coldbox.system.testing.BaseTestCase"{
/**
* @aroundEach
*/
function wrapInDBTransaction( spec, suite ){
transaction action="begin" {
try {
arguments.spec.body();
} catch (any e) {
rethrow;
} finally {
transaction action="rollback"
}
}
}
}
PostsTest.cfc
component extends="DBTestCase"{
/**
* @beforeEach
*/
function setupColdBox() {
setup();
}
function run() {
given( "I have a two posts", function(){
when( "I visit the home page", function(){
then( "There should be two posts on the page", function(){
queryExecute( "INSERT INTO posts (body) VALUES ('Test Post One')" );
queryExecute( "INSERT INTO posts (body) VALUES ('Test Post Two')" );
var event = execute( event = "main.index", renderResults = true );
var content = event.getCollection().cbox_rendered_content;
expect(content).toMatch( "Test Post One" );
expect(content).toMatch( "Test Post Two" );
});
});
});
}
}
This also helps parent classes enforce their setup methods are called by annotating the methods with @beforeAll. No more forgetting to call super.beforeAll()!
You can have as many annotated methods as you would like. TestBox discovers them up the inheritance chain and calls them in reverse order.