Can we have more than one step definition files in Cucumber?
You can have all of your step definitions in one file, or in multiple files. When you start with your project, all your step definitions will probably be in one file. As your project grows, you should split your step definitions into meaningful groups in different files.
Can we use TestNG in Cucumber?
Cucumber can be executed in parallel using TestNG and Maven test execution plugins by setting the dataprovider parallel option to true. In TestNG the scenarios and rows in a scenario outline are executed in multiple threads. One can use either Maven Surefire or Failsafe plugin for executing the runners.
Why do I need multiple step definitions in cucumber?
On one hand separating your step definitions based on the different feature tests is nice for organization (or in case one breaks and you need to fix that specific test)
How to create step definitions in BDD-cucumber?
In my project I created common step definition file with common method like login, logout, selecting checkbox (s), setting value in input fields, taking screenshot, selecting value in dropdown, selecting option in radio button group etc. and created separate step definition files for feature specific steps.
What do you mean by scenario in cucumber?
But a scenario in Cucumber is a series of steps that get executed one after one. Each step in the scenario may have some state which can be required by another step in the scenario. In other way, you can also say that each step depends on previous steps.
Why do I get duplicate step error in cucumber?
Or to put it another way, Cucumber will search through all the packages within the “Glue” package (s) to locate matching RegEx’s. If it finds more than one matching RegEx we get a duplicate step error. Here’s the (truncated) error that Cucumber will display for us when we try to run all features.