jbehave · uarlouski · May 25, 2023 · May 25, 2023
diff --git a/distribution/src/site/content/tabular-parameters.html b/distribution/src/site/content/tabular-parameters.html
@@ -191,6 +191,53 @@ <h2>Mapping parameters to custom types</h2>
     }
 </script>
 
+<h2>Convert row to type using custom converter</h2>
+
+<p>It may sometime be useful to map the whole row to a custom object using custom converter rather than relying on field to field mapping</p>
+
+<p>Given the following class that we want to convert from <a
+    href="javadoc/core/org/jbehave/core/annotations/Parameter.html">Parameter</a></p>
+
+<script type="syntaxhighlighter" class="brush: java">
+<![CDATA[
+    public class Person {
+        private int age;
+        private String name;
+
+        ...
+    }
+ ]]>
+</script>
+
+<p>Create parameter converter for the Person class, please do not forget to register converter in <a
+    href="javadoc/core/org/jbehave/core/steps/ParameterConverters.html">ParameterConverters</a></p>
+
+<script type="syntaxhighlighter" class="brush: java">
+<![CDATA[
+    public class PersonConverter extends AbstractParameterConverter<Parameters, Person> {
+        @Override
+        public Person convertValue(Parameters value, Type type) {
+            Person person = new Person();
+            ...
+            return person;
+        }
+    }
+    ]]>
+</script>
+
+<p>Use <a href="javadoc/core/org/jbehave/core/steps/Parameters.html#as(java.lang.reflect.Type)">as(java.lang.reflect.Type)</a> method to perform the conversion</p>
+
+<script type="syntaxhighlighter" class="brush: java">
+<![CDATA[
+    @Then("the person age is greater than 18: $activityTable")
+    public void thePersonAge(ExamplesTable activityTable) {
+        Parameters row = activityTable.getRowAsParameters(0);
+        Person person = row.as(Person.class);
+        System.out.println("Age allowed: " + person.getAge() > 18);
+    }
+]]>
+</script>
+
 <h2>Preserving whitespace</h2>
 
 <p>By default, value in the table are trimmed, i.e. any preceding

diff --git a/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ConvertedParameters.java b/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ConvertedParameters.java
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public ConvertedParameters(Map<String, String> values, ParameterConverters param
         this.parameterConverters = parameterConverters;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <T> T as(Type type) {
+        return (T) parameterConverters.convert(this, Parameters.class, type);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public <T> T valueAs(String name, Type type) {
         return convert(valueFor(name), type);

diff --git a/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ParameterConverters.java b/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ParameterConverters.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -344,8 +345,9 @@ public ParameterConverters addConverters(List<? extends ParameterConverter> conv
         return this;
     }
 
-    private static boolean isChainComplete(Queue<ParameterConverter> convertersChain) {
-        return !convertersChain.isEmpty() && isBaseType(convertersChain.peek().getSourceType());
+    private static boolean isChainComplete(Queue<ParameterConverter> convertersChain,
+            Predicate<Type> sourceTypePredicate) {
+        return !convertersChain.isEmpty() && sourceTypePredicate.test(convertersChain.peek().getSourceType());
     }
 
     private static Object applyConverters(Object value, Type basicType, Queue<ParameterConverter> convertersChain) {
@@ -354,34 +356,40 @@ private static Object applyConverters(Object value, Type basicType, Queue<Parame
                 (v, c) -> c.convertValue(v, c.getTargetType()), (l, r) -> l);
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
     public Object convert(String value, Type type) {
-        Queue<ParameterConverter> converters = findConverters(type);
-        if (isChainComplete(converters)) {
+        return convert(value, String.class, type);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+    public Object convert(Object value, Class<?> source, Type type) {
+        Predicate<Type> sourceTypePredicate = t -> source.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) t);
+        Queue<ParameterConverter> converters = findConverters(type, sourceTypePredicate);
+        if (isChainComplete(converters, sourceTypePredicate)) {
             Object converted = applyConverters(value, type, converters);
             Queue<Class<?>> classes = converters.stream().map(ParameterConverter::getClass)
                     .collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedList::new));
-            monitor.convertedValueOfType(value, type, converted, classes);
+            monitor.convertedValueOfType(String.valueOf(value), type, converted, classes);
             return converted;
         }
 
         if (isAssignableFromRawType(Optional.class, type)) {
             Type elementType = argumentType(type);
-            return Optional.of(convert(value, elementType));
+            return Optional.of(convert(value, source, elementType));
         }
 
         if (isAssignableFromRawType(Collection.class, type)) {
             Type elementType = argumentType(type);
             Collection collection = createCollection(rawClass(type));
 
             if (collection != null) {
-                Queue<ParameterConverter> typeConverters = findConverters(elementType);
+                Queue<ParameterConverter> typeConverters = findConverters(elementType, sourceTypePredicate);
 
                 if (!typeConverters.isEmpty()) {
                     Type sourceType = typeConverters.peek().getSourceType();
 
-                    if (isBaseType(sourceType)) {
-                        fillCollection(value, escapedCollectionSeparator, typeConverters, elementType, collection);
+                    if (String.class.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) sourceType)) {
+                        fillCollection((String) value, escapedCollectionSeparator, typeConverters, elementType,
+                                collection);
                     } else if (isAssignableFrom(Parameters.class, sourceType)) {
                         ExamplesTable table = (ExamplesTable) findBaseConverter(ExamplesTable.class).convertValue(value,
                                 String.class);
@@ -396,7 +404,7 @@ public Object convert(String value, Type type) {
         if (type instanceof Class) {
             Class clazz = (Class) type;
             if (clazz.isArray()) {
-                String[] elements = parseElements(value, escapedCollectionSeparator);
+                String[] elements = parseElements((String) value, escapedCollectionSeparator);
                 Class elementType = clazz.getComponentType();
                 ParameterConverter elementConverter = findBaseConverter(elementType);
                 Object array = createArray(elementType, elements.length);
@@ -420,29 +428,26 @@ private ParameterConverter findBaseConverter(Type type) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private Queue<ParameterConverter> findConverters(Type type) {
+    private Queue<ParameterConverter> findConverters(Type type, Predicate<Type> sourceTypePredicate) {
         LinkedList<ParameterConverter> convertersChain = new LinkedList<>();
-        putConverters(type, convertersChain);
+        putConverters(type, convertersChain, sourceTypePredicate);
         return convertersChain;
     }
 
-    private void putConverters(Type type, LinkedList<ParameterConverter> container) {
+    private void putConverters(Type type, LinkedList<ParameterConverter> container,
+            Predicate<Type> sourceTypePredicate) {
         for (ParameterConverter converter : converters) {
             if (converter.canConvertTo(type)) {
                 container.addFirst(converter);
                 Type sourceType = converter.getSourceType();
-                if (isBaseType(sourceType)) {
+                if (sourceTypePredicate.test(sourceType)) {
                     break;
                 }
-                putConverters(sourceType, container);
+                putConverters(sourceType, container, sourceTypePredicate);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private static boolean isBaseType(Type type) {
-        return String.class.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) type);
-    }
-
     private static boolean isAssignableFrom(Class<?> clazz, Type type) {
         return type instanceof Class<?> && clazz.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) type);
     }

diff --git a/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/Parameters.java b/jbehave-core/src/main/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/Parameters.java
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
  */
 public interface Parameters extends Row {
 
+    /**
+     * Converts the parameters object to the specified type
+     *
+     * @param type the Type or Class of type &lt;T&gt; to convert to
+     * @return The value of type &lt;T&gt;
+     */
+    <T> T as(Type type);
+
     /**
      * Returns the value of a named parameter as a given type
      * 
@@ -29,15 +37,15 @@ public interface Parameters extends Row {
     <T> T valueAs(String name, Type type, T defaultValue);
 
     /**
-     * Maps parameters to the specified type
+     * Maps parameters fields to the fields of specified type
      *
      * @param type The target type
      * @return The object of type &lt;T&gt;
      */
     <T> T mapTo(Class<T> type);
 
     /**
-     * Maps parameters to the specified type
+     * Maps parameters fields to the fields of specified type
      *
      * @param type The target type
      * @param fieldNameMapping The field mapping between parameters and target type fields

diff --git a/jbehave-core/src/test/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ConvertedParametersBehaviour.java b/jbehave-core/src/test/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ConvertedParametersBehaviour.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.jbehave.core.io.LoadFromClasspath;
 import org.jbehave.core.model.TableTransformers;
 import org.jbehave.core.steps.ConvertedParameters.ParametersNotMappableToType;
+import org.jbehave.core.steps.ParameterConverters.AbstractParameterConverter;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class ConvertedParametersBehaviour {
@@ -111,6 +113,23 @@ void shouldThrowExceptionOnUnknownFieldWhileConversion() {
                 + "org.jbehave.core.steps.ConvertedParametersBehaviour$Identifier"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldConvertParametersToPersonType() {
+        Map<String, String> row = new HashMap<>();
+        row.put("years", "38");
+        row.put("firstName", "Din");
+        row.put("l_name", "Djarin");
+
+        converters.addConverters(new ParametersToPersonConverter());
+        Parameters parameters = new ConvertedParameters(row, converters);
+
+        Person person = parameters.as(Person.class);
+
+        assertThat(person.getAge(), is(38));
+        assertThat(person.getFirstName(), is("Din"));
+        assertThat(person.getLastName(), is("Djarin"));
+    }
+
     public static class Identifier {
 
         private String identifier;
@@ -121,6 +140,19 @@ public String getIdentifier() {
 
     }
 
+    public static final class ParametersToPersonConverter extends AbstractParameterConverter<Parameters, Person> {
+
+        @Override
+        public Person convertValue(Parameters value, Type type) {
+            Person person = new Person();
+            person.setAge(value.valueAs("years", int.class));
+            person.setFirstName(value.valueAs("firstName", String.class));
+            person.setLastName(value.valueAs("l_name", String.class));
+            return person;
+        }
+
+    }
+
     public static final class Person extends Identifier {
 
         private int age;
@@ -132,13 +164,25 @@ public int getAge() {
             return age;
         }
 
+        public void setAge(int age) {
+            this.age = age;
+        }
+
         public String getFirstName() {
             return firstName;
         }
 
+        public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+            this.firstName = firstName;
+        }
+
         public String getLastName() {
             return lastName;
         }
 
+        public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+            this.lastName = lastName;
+        }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/jbehave-core/src/test/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ParameterConvertersBehaviour.java b/jbehave-core/src/test/java/org/jbehave/core/steps/ParameterConvertersBehaviour.java
@@ -895,6 +895,19 @@ void shouldConvertStringViaChainOfConverters() {
         assertThat(output.getOutput(), is(input + "\nfirstsecondthird"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldConvertFromExampleTableToTargetObject() {
+        ParameterConverters converters = new ParameterConverters();
+        converters.addConverters(new FirstParameterConverter());
+
+        String input = "|key|\n|value|";
+        ExamplesTable table = (ExamplesTable) converters.convert(input, ExamplesTable.class);
+
+        FirstConverterOutput output = (FirstConverterOutput) converters.convert(table, ExamplesTable.class,
+                FirstConverterOutput.class);
+        assertThat(output.getOutput(), is(input + "\nfirst"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldConvertToOptionalViaChainOfConverters() {
         ParameterConverters converters = new ParameterConverters();