Concordion Concordion Specifications 1

Question 1

What makes a Concordion specification a 'specification by example'?

Accepted Answer

It uses concrete examples to illustrate expected behavior

Answer

Specification by example means that expected behavior is described through concrete, testable examples rather than abstract rules.

Question 2

Who is the intended author of a Concordion specification?

Accepted Answer

Business analysts and developers together

Answer

Concordion specs are designed to be authored collaboratively by business stakeholders and developers in plain English.

Question 3

What namespace URI must be declared in the HTML spec to use concordion: attributes?

Accepted Answer

http://www.concordion.org/2007/concordion

Answer

The concordion: prefix must be bound to http://www.concordion.org/2007/concordion in the HTML element's xmlns declaration.

Question 4

Where are Concordion HTML specification files typically stored in a Maven project?

Accepted Answer

src/test/resources

Answer

Spec files are placed under src/test/resources mirroring the package structure of the fixture class so Concordion can locate them.

Question 5

A Concordion spec is described as 'active' documentation. What does 'active' mean?

Accepted Answer

The spec is executed as part of the test suite

Answer

'Active' means the HTML document is executed as an automated test, so it only remains accurate while the tests pass.

Concordion Practice Test