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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. friends-of-behat/variadic-extension ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) friends-of-behat/variadic-extension =================================== Variadic support for behat context arguments v1.7.0(3mo ago)2276.4M↓28.7%820MITGherkinPHP ^8.1CI passing Since Aug 25Pushed 3mo ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/FriendsOfBehat/VariadicExtension)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/friends-of-behat/variadic-extension)[ RSS](/packages/friends-of-behat-variadic-extension/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (6)Versions (10)Used By (20) Variadic Extension [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f80717ae3767971038a92af0ee17d45fb5cac9d5caff1043dcc92da35491497e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f667269656e64732d6f662d62656861742f76617269616469632d657874656e73696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/friends-of-behat/variadic-extension) [![Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a67e284ea82d3558ddf67a3233cf1f97bb1a61f4214d7fd3c7c8a6195bae030a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f667269656e64732d6f662d62656861742f76617269616469632d657874656e73696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/friends-of-behat/variadic-extension) [![Build](https://github.com/FriendsOfBehat/VariadicExtension/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/FriendsOfBehat/VariadicExtension/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![Scrutinizer Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/85947f570df200351979635cf058722759d63418e31860be4e8a528b695387a4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f467269656e64734f6642656861742f5661726961646963457874656e73696f6e2e737667)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/FriendsOfBehat/VariadicExtension/) ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#variadic-extension----) Adds variadic arguments support to Behat steps definitions. The why ------- [](#the-why) In Behat, if you want a step definition to accept different numbers of arguments, you normally have to define separate methods for each variation. This quickly becomes repetitive and hard to maintain as the number of argument combinations grows. This extension solves that by letting you use PHP's variadic syntax (`...$args`) in your step definitions. A single method can capture many argument variations, keeping your context classes clean and concise. Usage ----- [](#usage) 1. Install it: ``` $ composer require friends-of-behat/variadic-extension --dev ``` 2. Enable it in your Behat configuration: ``` # behat.yml default: # ... extensions: FriendsOfBehat\VariadicExtension: ~ ``` or if you use a PHP-based configuration: ``` # behat.php use Behat\Config\Config; use Behat\Config\Extension; use Behat\Config\Profile; use FriendsOfBehat\VariadicExtension\ServiceContainer\VariadicExtension; return (new Config()) ->withProfile( (new Profile('default')) ->withExtension(new Extension(VariadicExtension::class)) ); ``` 3. You can use variadic arguments in steps definitions! ``` /** * @Given the store has( also) :firstProductName and :secondProductName products * @Given the store has( also) :firstProductName, :secondProductName and :thirdProductName products * @Given the store has( also) :firstProductName, :secondProductName, :thirdProductName and :fourthProductName products */ public function theStoreHasProducts(...$productsNames) { foreach ($productsNames as $productName) { $this->saveProduct($this->createProduct($productName)); } } /** * @Given /^(this channel) has "([^"]+)" and "([^"]+)" products$/ * @Given /^(this channel) has "([^"]+)", "([^"]+)" and "([^"]+)" products$/ * @Given /^(this channel) has "([^"]+)", "([^"]+)", "([^"]+)" and "([^"]+)" products$/ */ public function thisChannelHasProducts(ChannelInterface $channel, ...$productsNames) { foreach ($productsNames as $productName) { $product = $this->createProduct($productName, 0, $channel); $this->saveProduct($product); } } ``` ### Health Score 68 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance81 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity60 Solid adoption and visibility Community42 Growing community involvement Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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