How to use Behavior Driven Development (BDD) approach in unit testing?

Behavior Driven Development (BDD) is an agile software development technique which encourages collaboration between developers, QA and non-technical or business participants in a software project. In BDD, tests are written in a natural language that even non-programmers can understand.

Here's how you can use BDD in unit testing:

Explanation:

1. Define the behavior: Describe the expected behavior of the system in plain text. This is usually done in the form of scenarios or user stories.
2. Convert to test cases: Translate these descriptions into actual test cases. Each scenario or user story is broken down into specific testable steps.
3. Write the tests: Using a BDD framework (like Cucumber, SpecFlow, etc.), write the tests in a way that mirrors the natural language descriptions.
4. Run and refine: Execute the tests and refine them as necessary. If a test fails, it indicates a problem with the system's behavior, not with the test itself.

Example:
Suppose you're developing a login feature for a web application.

Behavior Description: As a user, I want to be able to log in with my credentials so that I can access my account.

Test Case:

1. Given I am on the login page
2. When I enter valid credentials
3. Then I should be redirected to my account dashboard

Test Code (using Cucumber and Selenium in Python):

@given('I am on the login page')
def step_impl(context):
    context.driver.get("http://example.com/login")

@when('I enter valid credentials')
def step_impl(context):
    context.driver.find_element_by_id("username").send_keys("valid_user")
    context.driver.find_element_by_id("password").send_keys("valid_password")
    context.driver.find_element_by_id("login-button").click()

@then('I should be redirected to my account dashboard')
def step_impl(context):
    assert "Dashboard" in context.driver.title

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