[GPC] Example Sampler

[judit-nahaj]

Summary

The "Random Example" precompiler would take a Scenario Outline containing multiple rows of Examples and change the Scenario Outline, so a given number of examples are executed.

Use cases

It would be a solution for when a tester wants to increase coverage but decrease execution time: they can add all the relevant Examples to the Scenario Outline. This precompiler selects a few Examples to be used in the build. This way, all cases are covered and represented, but not in each build.

Example

Take the following (example) feature file (part):

@examples(1)
Scenario Outline:
  Given the Search page is opened
  And "<searchTerm>" is typed into the Search Field
  And Search is executed
  Then Search Result Count should be "<resultCount>"

  Examples:
    | searchTerm | resultCount |
    | cat        | 5           |
    | dog        | 0           |

Running the precompiler would result in the following feature files:

Scenario Outline:
  Given the Search page is opened
  And "<searchTerm>" is typed into the Search Field
  And Search is executed
  Then Search Result Count should be "<resultCount>"

  Examples:
    | searchTerm | resultCount |
    | cat        | 5           |

Options/Variants

The tag's name is used to mark a scenario with the number of rows selected.

• Whether any limit is needed for the selected rows (number of rows).
• Whether there is a default number of rows selected if the value is not set in the tag (1).

Additional context

[szikszail]

@judit-nahaj please review if my update on this issue is correct.
@gherking/gherking, please review this issue and propose any change/improvement.