SpringStepsFactory (JBehave Spring 5.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.jbehave.core.steps.AbstractStepsFactory
- - org.jbehave.core.steps.spring.SpringStepsFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

InjectableStepsFactory
```
public class SpringStepsFactory
extends AbstractStepsFactory
```
An InjectableStepsFactory that uses Spring's ApplicationContext for the composition and instantiation of all components that contain JBehave annotated methods.

Author:

Paul Hammant, Mauro Talevi

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.jbehave.core.steps.AbstractStepsFactory
  AbstractStepsFactory.StepsInstanceNotFound

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SpringStepsFactory(Configuration configuration, org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext context)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`createInstanceOfType(Class<?> type)`
`protected boolean`	`isAllowed(Class<?> type)`	Checks if type returned from context is allowed, i.e.
`protected List<Class<?>>`	`stepsTypes()`

Methods inherited from class org.jbehave.core.steps.AbstractStepsFactory
createCandidateSteps, hasAnnotatedMethods

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SpringStepsFactory

public SpringStepsFactory(Configuration configuration,
                          org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext context)

Method Detail
- stepsTypes
```
protected List<Class<?>> stepsTypes()
```
  Specified by:
  
  stepsTypes in class AbstractStepsFactory
- isAllowed
```
protected boolean isAllowed(Class<?> type)
```
  Checks if type returned from context is allowed, i.e. not null and not abstract.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the Class of the bean
  
  Returns:
  
  A boolean, true if allowed
- createInstanceOfType
```
public Object createInstanceOfType(Class<?> type)
```