Set Fixture compares an actual collection of objects to its table of expected values. It is the same as
Array Fixture, except order is not significant.
| setup sample array |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| a | y |
| b | y |
Matching cells are marked.
when test is⇓
| story test fixture |
| check | test result |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| a | y |
| b | y |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| a | y |
| b | y |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| a | y |
| b | y |
| then result is |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| a | y |
| b | y |
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Order is ignored.
when test is⇓
| story test fixture |
| check | test result |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | y |
| b | y |
| a | x |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | y |
| b | y |
| a | x |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | y |
| b | y |
| a | x |
| then result is |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | y |
| b | y |
| a | x |
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Mismatched cells and rows are reported.
when test is⇓
| story test fixture |
| check | test result |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| n | o |
| b | z |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| n missing | o |
| b | z expected
y actual
At 0 expected z was y |
| a surplus |
y | |
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| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| n | o |
| b | z |
| then result is |
| sample set |
| column a | column b |
| a | x |
| n missing | o |
| b | z expected
y actual
At 0 expected z was y |
| a surplus |
y | |