The hip folks over at easyb.org have released version 0.8 of easyb. If you haven’t seen easyb yet, then you are in a for a real treat as easyb is the coolest thing since sliced bread, baby. As a BDD framework for the Java platform, easyb makes it super easy to craft executable documentation for software requirements by leveraging a flexible (and easy) story based domain specific language.
What’s particularly copasetic about the 0.8 release is the inclusion of a new IntelliJ plug-in, which makes working with easyb, well, even easier (if that’s possible, man). Many thanks to Rod Coffin for his hard work on this and the Maven 2 plug-in!
The DSL has been refined slightly to permit adding a description phrase (way to go Rodrigo Urubatan!); plus, because it’s everyone’s bag, you can chain phrases via and now– the DSL now permits a second repeated phrase substitute and instead as follows:
scenario "text",{
given "text", {}
and "given text", {}
when "text", {}
then "text", {}
and "then text", {}
}Abstract stories are now possible; thus, the proceeding closure to any phrase is now optional– easyb will make the story as pending. Kudos to Ken Brooks for this and the vast reporting improvements!
Other noteworthy changes:
- HTML story report generation via the Maven 2 plugin
- Groovy 1.5.4 compatible
- Numerous reporting improvements
shouldNotHave- bug fixes like exception catching
- naming clarifications
If you haven’t had a chance to check out easyb, then start lookin’ baby! See the mailing list or be a copasetic disco dancer and just download it!
