actorCalled

Callable

• actorCalled(name: string): Actor

---

• Instantiates or retrieves an Actor called name if one has already been instantiated.

  This method is an alias for Serenity.theActorCalled.

  Usage with Mocha

    import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
    import { actorCalled } from '@serenity-js/core';
  
    describe('Feature', () => {
  
       it('should have some behaviour', () =>
           actorCalled('James').attemptsTo(
               // ... activities
           ))
    })

  Usage with Jasmine

    import 'jasmine';
    import { actorCalled } from '@serenity-js/core';
  
    describe('Feature', () => {
  
       it('should have some behaviour', () =>
           actorCalled('James').attemptsTo(
               // ... activities
           ))
    })

  Usage with Cucumber

  import { actorCalled } from '@serenity-js/core';
  import { Given } from '@cucumber/cucumber';
  
  Given(/(.*?) is a registered user/, (name: string) =>
    actorCalled(name).attemptsTo(
      // ... activities
    ))

  Learn more

  • engage
  • Actor
  • Cast
  • Serenity.theActorCalled

  ---

  Parameters

  • name: string

    The name of the actor to instantiate or retrieve

  Returns Actor