Why TestNG complains on using @QAFDataProvider

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@QAFDataProvider(dataFile = "src/test/resources/data/logintestdata.csv")
@Test(testName="testLoginPage", description="Login Page landing validation", priority=1, groups={"SMOKE"})
public void testLoginPage(Map<String, Object> data) {       

    // QAF - Qmetry Automation Framework calls

      get("/"); // Check base url in src/test/resources/application.properies file

      verifyText("login.box.header", "Sign In");
      verifyLinkWithTextPresent("Or Sign Up");
      verifyPresent("login.input.username");
      verifyPresent("login.input.password");
      verifyPresent("login.button.submit");
}

[Error] org.testng.TestNGException: Cannot inject @Test annotated Method [testLoginPage] with [interface java.util.Map]. For more information on native dependency injection please refer to http://testng.org/doc/documentation-main.html#native-depend ency-injection at org.testng.internal.Parameters.checkParameterTypes(Parameters.java:244) at org.testng.internal.Parameters.createParameters(Parameters.java:172) at org.testng.internal.Parameters.createParameters(Parameters.java:458) at org.testng.internal.Parameters.handleParameters(Parameters.java:568) at org.testng.internal.Invoker.handleParameters(Invoker.java:1293) at org.testng.internal.Invoker.createParameters(Invoker.java:1020) at org.testng.internal.Invoker.invokeTestMethods(Invoker.java:1110) at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.invokeTestMethods(TestMethodWorker.java:129) at org.testng.internal.TestMethodWorker.run(TestMethodWorker.java:112) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

if I remove parameter from the method, then it doesn't error out. But the question is how can I use the data from dataFile inside the test method body. e.g. data.get("username") and data.get("password") — Ashis Raj
Which version of QAF and TestNG you are using? Also make sure you are providing correct path of the file may be resources/data/logintestdata.csv. — user861594
QAF version - 2.1.13, TestNG version - 6.10. I have overridden the default path of data file into pom file as below. I believe this works fine as all my properties and locator files are being successfully read and loaded by WebDriverTestCase class. <systemPropertyVariables> <application.properties.file>${project.basedir}/src/test/resources</application.properties.file> </systemPropertyVariables> — Ashis Raj
Try changing method argument from Map<String, Object> to Map<String, String> as you are using 2.1.13 or update qaf version to 2.1.14 — user861594

AndiCover AndiCover · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-24T15:18:16

As you have already noticed your method does not work with java.util.Map as parameter. Have you tried to use a DataProvider instead?

Here a short example:

@DataProvider(name = "data")
public static Object[][] dataProvider() {
    return new Object[][] { { "key1", "value1" }, { "key2", "value2" }};
}

@Test(dataProvider = "Authentication")
public void testLoginPage(String key, String value) {     
  //do something
}

The method testLoginPage gets called once for each key value pair in your data provider. Not sure if it works with java.util.Map as well.

Why TestNG complains on using @QAFDataProvider

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