The Gherkin language(SpecFlow)

what is Gherkin?

• Business readable domain specific language.
• Represents tests in natural language, not code
• Line-oriented
• Users indepentation to create structure
• Keywords(e.g. Feature, Scenario)
• Localised in 40+spoken laguages (French, Bulgaruan, Japanese,etc.)

Features

• Contain one or more scenarios
• Group/contain logiclly related test scenarios
• Represent small, discrete feature of the system
• Start with “Feature:” keyword
• Followed by feature name/terse description
• Optional free text description

Scenario

• Concrete examples of expected system behaviour
• Each scenario describes a particular situation
• Each scenario should be independent and isolate
• Can represent : Happy paths, Error paths, Edge cases
• Start with: “Scenario:” keyword
• Followes by title

Step [Given, When, Then]

Data Table in Steps

Data Driven Scenario Outlines

Backgrounds