Using a simple GUI to run a Cucumber Feature File

Question

I am utilizing the "shoes" tool to create a window with a button in the middle. I would like the user to be able click the button and then the program runs a Cucumber feature file, but I don't know how to run a feature file from within a class or if its possible. Very new at this so any advice is appreciated. Let me know if more information is necessary.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '14 at 13:41

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Try something like

Shoes.app do
  @s = stack {}

  button "Run Cucumber" do
    @out = `cucumber`
    @s.clear { para @out }
  end
end

answered Jul 02 '14 at 13:41

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '14 at 13:43

From the cucumber documentation you just run it as any other rake task from within your app:

require 'rubygems'
require 'cucumber/rake/task'

Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:features) do |t|
  t.cucumber_opts = "--format pretty" # Any valid command line option can go here.
end

you then just need to put it into a shoes window like so:

require 'rubygems'
require 'cucumber/rake/task'
require 'shoes'

Shoes.app {
  @push = button "Run Features"
  @note = para "Haven't run features"
  @push.click {
    result = Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:features) do |t|
      t.cucumber_opts = "--format pretty" # Any valid command line option can go here.
    end
    @note.replace result
  }
}

or something like that, I haven't actually tested this but look at the outputs and read the documentation and you'll be fine.

Using a simple GUI to run a Cucumber Feature File

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