Common setup/teardown for data driven test case

[simonalexander2005]

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It would be useful to have the option for one-off "Setup" and "Teardown" steps that run before the first / after the last data-driven test case.

One use-case for this is, I have a cache that needs to be loaded before the first test case, but it doesn't need to be loaded every time.

Another use-case is cleaning up database entries that have been affected by the test cases

A third possible use-case for this is if a message needs to be sent through a flow before all of the tests start, perhaps to start something up or set a configuration

[zheng-wang]

This feature looks intuitive/logical to have from impression, as it makes the data driven test case's capability more 'complete'. But due to few users are requesting this feature, I am thinking to leave it as a low priority item for now.

[simonalexander2005]

This feature looks intuitive/logical to have from impression, as it makes the data driven test case's capability more 'complete'. But due to few users are requesting this feature, I am thinking to leave it as a low priority item for now.

That's fine, I just raised it because it would be useful and it gives others a chance to have their say too - but of course you have to prioritise development.