README.md

CR_FluentPoco

CodeRush expansion plugin to turn a list of private fields into fluent methods.

I created this to help me build helper classes for an automated testing framework I was making with Selenium and it's WebDriver.

####Beginning Class####

class Person
{
    private string lastName;
    private string firstName;
}

####After applying####

Place the caret on either of the fields and hit your CodeRush activator shortcut (mine is set to Ctrl - ~ <-- that's a tilde). You can also assign a shortcut to this. Select Create Fluent Poco Stuff.

public class PersonHelper
{
   private string lastName;
   private string firstName;
   
   public string LastName
   {
       get
       {
           return lastName;
       }
   }
   
   public PersonHelper WithLastName(string lastName)
   {
       this.lastName = lastName;
       return this;
   }
   
   public string FirstName
   {
       get
       {
           return firstName;
       }
   }
   
   public PersonHelper WithFirstName(string firstName)
   {
       this.firstName = firstName;
       return this;
   }
}

public class Person
{
    public static PersonHelper Create()
    {
        return new PersonHelper();
    }
}

####How we use the fluent methods####

Person.Create().WithFirstName("John").WithLastName("Doe").Continue();

Note: The Continue() method is where we actually setup all of our Selenium magic and use the properties that were created.

####Requirements####

• DevExpress CodeRush [ https://www.devexpress.com/Products/CodeRush/ ]
• following Rory Becker on Twitter @RoryBecker 😃

####Installation Notes####

1. Download source
2. Open solution in Visual Studio 2013
3. Go to Properties -> Build -> Output Path and adjust so that the plugin builds to the %UserProfile%\Documents\DevExpress\IDE Tools\Community\PlugIns\ folder (Disclaimer: I'm not sure if VS understands special folders such as %UserProfile%, so just browse to your Documents folder)

####License#### Copyright (c) 2014 Richard O'Neil, contributors. Released under the MIT license

####TODO and Construction Notes####

• fields that are of List should actually do the following:

If the field looks like: private List<T> things;, I would like the field to actually change to private List<T> things = new List<T>();

The fluent-with method should look like:

public ThingHelper FillThings(Thing thing)
{
    things.Add(thing);
    return this;
}

As for the getter...I am not sure what I want that to look like yet.