Utility configuration and functions for Cucumber and WebdriverIO that can be used when writing acceptance test for web applications.

This project is a port of the Cucumber Boilerplate developed by Christian Broman to the NPM package and aims to create a easily reusable setup.

Features

• Super simple setup
• Full integration with WebdriverIO
• Over 150 predefined steps that cover almost everything you need, you can start writing tests right away
• Easy integration with cloud services like Sauce Labs
• Integration of WebdriverIO's Multiremote functionality
• Easy to run tests in parallel

How to write a test

Tests are written in Gherkin syntax that means that you write down what's supposed to happen in a real language. All test files are located in ./test/features/* and have the file ending .feature. You will already find some test files in that directory. They should demonstrate, how tests could look like. Just create a new file and write your first test.

myFirstTest.feature

Feature:
    In order to keep my product stable
    As a developer or product manager
    I want to make sure that everything works as expected

Scenario: Check title of website after search
    Given I open the url "http://google.com"
    When I set "WebdriverIO" to the inputfield "#gbqfq"
    And I press "Enter"
    Then I expect that the title is "WebdriverIO - Google Search"

Scenario: Another test
    Given ...

This test opens the browser and navigates them to google.com to check if the title contains the search query after doing a search. As you can see, it is pretty simple and understandable for everyone.

How to run the test

Create wdio.conf.js and import the wdio config from the NPM package:

import { config } from 'wdio-cucumber-utilities/lib/config';

export config;

Now run wdio and it will run any features that are present in the test/features/ directory.

Configurations

To configure your tests, checkout the config.js file in your test directory. It comes with a bunch of documented options you can choose from.

Running single feature

Sometimes its usefull to only execute a single feature file, to do so use the following command:

$ wdio --spec ./test/features/select.feature

Using tags

If you want to run only specific tests you can mark your features with tags. These tags will be placed before each feature like so:

@Tag
Feature: ...

To run only the tests with specific tag(s) use the --tags= parameter like so:

$ wdio --tags=@Tag,@AnotherTag

You can add multiple tags separated by a comma

Pending test

If you have failing or unimplemented tests you can mark them as "Pending" so they will get skipped.

// skip whole feature file
@Pending
Feature: ...

// only skip a single scenario
@Pending
Scenario: ...

Adding new steps and snippets

wdio cucumber utitilies comes with a predefined set of utility functions. You can add or override utility functions by overriding or extending cucumberOpts.require and adding your own paths.

import { config } from 'wdio-cucumber-utilities/lib/config';

config.cucumberOpts.require = ['tests/steps/myOwnSteps.js'].concat(config.cucumberOpts.require);

export config;

You define your snippet using regular expressions. This is pretty powerful as it allows you to create complex sentences with multiple options. Everything that's within "([^"]*)?" gets captured and appended to the callback. The last argument is always a callback function that you need to call when your step is done. You can access the browser and your WebdriverIO instance with browser.

To assert values this boilerplate project comes with a Chai integration.

Comments

You can add additional descriptive comments in your feature files.

###
  This is a
  block comment
###
Feature: As a bystander
    I can watch bottles falling from a wall
    So that I can be mildly amused

# This is a single line comment
Scenario: check if username is present
    Given I login as "roboter" with password "test123"
    Then the username "roboter" should be present in the header

List of predefined steps

Check out all predefined snippets. You can see how they get used in sampleSnippets.feature.

Given steps

• I open the (url|site) "([^"]*)?" Open a site in the current browser window/tab
• the element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* visible Check the (in)visibility of a element
• the element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* enabled Check if a element is (not) enabled
• the element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* selected Check if a element is (not) selected
• the checkbox "([^"]*)?" is( not)* checked Check if a checkbox is (not) checked
• there is (an|no) element "([^"]*)?" on the page Check if a element (does not) exist
• the title is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check the title of the current browser window/tab
• the element "([^"]*)?" contains( not)* the same text as element "([^"]*)?" Compaire the text of two elements
• the (element|inputfield) "([^"]*)?" does( not)* contain the text "([^"]*)?" Check if a element contains the given text
• the (element|inputfield) "([^"]*)?" does( not)* contain any text Check if a element does not contain any text
• the page url is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check the url of the current browser window/tab
• the( css)* attribute "([^"]*)?" from element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check the value of a element's (css) attribute
• the cookie "([^"]*)?" contains( not)* the value "([^"]*)?" Check the value of a cookie
• the cookie "([^"]*)?" does( not)* exist Check the existence of a cookie
• the element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* ([\d]+)px (broad|tall) Check the width/height of a element
• the element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* positioned at ([\d]+)px on the (x|y) axis Check the position of a element
• I have a screen that is ([\d]+) by ([\d]+) pixels Set the browser size to a given size
• I have closed all but the first (window|tab) Close all but the first browser window/tab
• a (alertbox|confirmbox|prompt) is( not)* opened Check if a modal is opened

Then steps

• I expect that the title is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check the title of the current browser window/tab
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* visible Check if a certain element is visible
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" becomes( not)* visible Check if a certain element becomes visible
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* within the viewport Check if a certain element is within the current viewport
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" does( not)* exist Check if a certain element exists
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" does( not)* contain the same text as element "([^"]*)?" Compare the text of two elements
• I expect that (element|inputfield) "([^"]*)?"( not)* contains the text "([^"]*)?" Check if a element or input field contains the given text
• I expect that (element|inputfield) "([^"]*)?" does( not)* contain any text Check if a element or input field contains any text
• I expect that (element|inputfield) "([^"]*)?" is( not)* empty Check if a element or input field is empty
• I expect that the url is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check if the the URL of the current browser window/tab is a certain string
• I expect that the path is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check if the path of the URL of the current browser window/tab is a certain string
• I expect the url to( not)* contain "([^"]*)?" Check if the URL of the current browser window/tab contains a certain string
• I expect that the( css)* attribute "([^"]*)?" from element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* "([^"]*)?" Check the value of a element's (css) attribute
• I expect that checkbox "([^"]*)?" is( not)* checked Check if a check-box is (not) checked
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* selected Check if a element is (not) selected
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* enabled Check if a element is (not) enabled
• I expect that cookie "([^"]*)?"( not)* contains "([^"]*)?" Check if a cookie with a certain name contains a certain value
• I expect that cookie "([^"]*)?"( not)* exists Check if a cookie with a certain name exist
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* ([\d]+)px (broad|tall) Check the width/height of an element
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* positioned at ([\d]+)px on the (x|y) axis Check the position of an element
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" (has|does not have) the class "([^"]*)?" Check if a element has a certain class
• I expect a new (window|tab) has( not)* been opened Check if a new window/tab has been opened
• I expect the url "([^"]*)?" is opened in a new (tab|window) Check if a URL is opened in a new browser window/tab
• I expect that element "([^"]*)?" is( not)* focused Check if a element has the focus
• I wait on element "([^"]*)?"( for (\d+)ms)*( to( not)* (be checked|be enabled|be selected|be visible|contain a text|contain a value|exist))* Wait for a element to be checked, enabled, selected, visible, contain a certain value or text or to exist
• I expect that a (alertbox|confirmbox|prompt) is( not)* opened Check if a modal is opened
• I expect that a (alertbox|confirmbox|prompt)( not)* contains the text "$text" Check the text of a modal

When steps

• I (click|doubleclick) on the (link|button|element) "([^"]*)?" (Double)click a link, button or element
• I (add|set) "([^"]*)?" to the inputfield "([^"]*)?" Add or set the content of an input field
• I clear the inputfield "([^"]*)?" Clear an input field
• I drag element "([^"]*)?" to element "([^"]*)?" Drag a element to another element
• I submit the form "([^"]*)?" Submit a form
• I pause for (\d+)ms Pause for a certain number of milliseconds
• I set a cookie "([^"]*)?" with the content "([^"]*)?" Set the content of a cookie with the given name to the given string
• I delete the cookie "([^"]*)?" Delete the cookie with the given name
• I press "([^"]*)?" Press a given key. You’ll find all supported characters here. To do that, the value has to correspond to a key from the table.
• I (accept|dismiss) the (alertbox|confirmbox|prompt) Accept or dismiss a modal window
• I enter "([^"]*)?" into the prompt Enter a given text into a modal prompt
• I scroll to element "([^"]*)?" Scroll to a given element
• I close the last opened (window|tab) Close the last opened browser window/tab
• I focus the last opened (window|tab) Focus the last opened browser window/tab
• I log in to site with username "([^"]*)?" and password "([^"]*)?" Login to a site with the given username and password
• I select the (\d+)(st|nd|rd|th) option for element "([^"]*)?" Select a option based on it's index
• I select the option with the (name|value|text) "([^"]*)?" for element "([^"]*)?" Select a option based on it's name, value or visible text
• I move to element "([^"]*)?"( with an offset of (\d+),(\d+)) Move the mouse by an (optional) offset of the specified element