externalDiscardable

An interface to be implemented by any Ability that needs to free up the resources it uses, e.g. disconnect from a database.

This Discardable.discard method is invoked directly by the actor, and indirectly by the stage:

• when SceneFinishes, for actors instantiated after SceneStarts - e.g. within a test scenario or in a "before each" hook
• when TestRunFinishes, for actors instantiated before SceneStarts - e.g. in a "before all" hook

Note that events such as SceneFinishes and TestRunFinishes are emitted by Serenity/JS test runner adapters, such as @serenity-js/cucumber, @serenity-js/mocha, @serenity-js/jasmine, and so on. Consult their respective readmes to learn how to register them with your test runner of choice.

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• Ability
• AbilityType
• Initialisable

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• ScheduleWork

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• discard

Methods

externaldiscard

• discard(): void | Promise<void>

• Discards the resources associated with this ability.

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  Returns void | Promise<void>