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Hot Keys - Shortcuts for autocomplete, formatting and comments

Hot Keys - Shortcuts for autocomplete, formatting and comments

AssertThat has a number of inbuilt pieces of functionality to enable your team to quickly add new scenarios, reuse steps and format scenarios. These features will save your team time and ensure the scenarios are correctly formatted making them easier to review.

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Hover over “i” for Hotkey details

 

Step Autocomplete

Step autocomplete automatically suggests steps when you have entered 3 charactures following the gherkin keyword.

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Hover over “i” for Hotkey details
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Reuse steps with Autocomplete

Format Scenario - CTRL+ALT+L

CTRL+ALT+L auto formats your Gherkin scenarios for Windows.

CTRL+OPT+L for Mac

All screens where gherkin syntax is used (Given, When, Then)

  • simply press CTRL+ALT+L to format (Control+Option+L on Mac)

    • scenario steps

    • Examples table

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Neatly format scenarios making them easier to review CTRL+ALT+L

 

Add Comments - Ctrl+/

CTRl+/ comments outlines in your gherkin scenarios (For Windows and Mac)

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Add comments CTRL+/