Cannot add Scenario Outline Parameter to a multi-line text if it is XML

asimontsev commented 2 years ago

SpecFlow Version

3.9.58

Which test runner are you using?

xUnit

Test Runner Version Number

2.4.1

.NET Implementation

.NET Core 3.1

Project Format of the SpecFlow project

Sdk-style project format

.feature.cs files are generated using

SpecFlow.Tools.MsBuild.Generation NuGet package

Test Execution Method

Visual Studio Test Explorer

SpecFlow Section in app.config or content of specflow.json

{ "bindingCulture": { "name": "en-us" }, "language": { "feature": "en-us" } }

Issue Description

I am writing a test which looks like this:

    Given the the package contains the web.config file of the following content
         """
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
         <configuration>
            <system.Web>
                <customErrors mode="<Mode>" />
            </system.Web>
         </configuration>
         """
    When the user gets the debug status
    Then the debug status should be <Expected Debug Status>

    Examples: 
    | Mode          | Expected Debug Status |
    | Off           | true                  |
    | RemoteOnly    | false                 |

However, the <Mode> parameter is not replaced and my step receives the XML content unchanged. According to the docs, multi-line text should support such variables. If I put this variable outside of an XML tag, it is replaced, for example, this one works:

         """
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
                 <Mode>
         <configuration>
            <system.Web>
                <customErrors mode="" />
            </system.Web>
         </configuration>
         """

I have noticed the suggestion to add the single quotes around the variable, but it did not help.

Eventually, I have found out that I can use the ScenarioInfo - I am receiving an instance of ScenarioInfo through Dependency Injection and add the following code to my step definition:

            // fileBody is a step argument receiving the multiline text
            foreach (var arg in scenarioInfo.Arguments.Keys)
            {
                fileBody = fileBody.Replace($"<{arg}>", scenarioInfo.Arguments[arg].ToString());
            }

However, I believe this sort of code should be executed by SpecFlow, rather than the step definitions.

Hope this makes sense.

Steps to Reproduce

Create a Scenario Outline which has a multi-line Doc String with XML.
Add a parameter in angle brackets to this XML inside a tag (e.g. as an attribute value).

Expected: the parameter is replaced by the value from the Examples table

Actual: the Doc String is passed to the step definition unchanged.

Simplified example:

Scenario Outline: 
  Given my XML is
     """
     <node attrib="<Attribute>"></node>
     """ 
  When I process XML
  Then I receive <Result> value

  Examples:
  | Attribute  |  Result  |
  | Foo        |  Bar     |