Jest Cucumber Extra
Execute Gherkin scenarios in Jest with extra functionality
Overview
jest-cucumber-extra is an alternative to Cucumber.js that is forked from jest-cucumber and runs on top on Jest. Instead of using describe
and it
blocks, you instead write a Jest test for each scenario, and then define Given
, When
, and Then
step definitions inside of your Jest tests. jest-cucumber-extra then allows you to link these Jest tests to your feature files and ensure that they always stay in sync.
Motivation
Jest is an excellent test runner with great features like parallel test execution, mocking, snapshots, code coverage, etc. If you're using VS Code, there's also a terrific Jest extension that allows you get realtime feedback as you're writing your tests and easily debug failing tests individually. Cucumber is a popular tool for doing Acceptance Test-Driven Development and creating business-readable executable specifications. This library aims to achieve the best of both worlds, and even run your unit tests and acceptance tests in the same test runner.
Getting Started
Install Jest Cucumber Extra:
npm install jest-cucumber-extra --save-dev
Add a Feature file:
Feature: Earth shape Background: Given properties: | earthShape | unknown | | realityState | real | And property "galaxy" is "Milky Way" Scenario: Round earth Given I am normal When I talk Then result "earthShape" should be "round"
Add unit tests that link to your feature file:
; // Define the feature loaded from feature file