How to run Cucumber from CommandLine

 

Running the tests or features from the command line or terminal without using the IDE or GUI.

Why

No dependency on IDE or GUI

Useful in integrations with other processes like CI/CD or deployment or release process. It will be easier and faster with command-line execution. It also consumes less memory.

When:

Whenever using CI tools like Jenkins
Whenever you need any batch or scheduled execution

Open command line

Navigate to project directory (cd "path")

mvn test

By default mvn test runs the files with naming syntax as below:

**/*Test*.java

**/Test*.java

**/OrderTest.java

Hence keep this naming convention only for the cucumber runner file. It will be run when execute the command mvn test from the command line.

CucumberOptions from command line:

1. Running a feature

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="src\test\resources\features\demo.feature"

2. Running a scenario in a feature file

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="src\test\resources\features\demo.feature:6"

3. Running with tags:

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="--tags @regression"

Or

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="-t @regression"

4. Reports

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="--plugin html:target/HtmlReport"

Or

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="-p html:target/HtmlReport"

5. Multiple options

mvn test -Dcucumber.options="src\test\resources\features\demo.feature:6" -Dcucumber.options="-p html:target/HtmlReports"