[Cucumber] [JS] Attempting to get CucumberJS running in nw.js node context

[Murray Hopkins]

Hi.

I use nw.js (node + chromium) to build desktop apps for Windows, OSX,
Linux.

I want to use CucumberJS to run my Gherkin feature files within the nw.js
app.

I can run features via the CLI. I can run features via execFile() child
process. But what I want to do is to run the tests in the nw.js node
context directly so I can test my app. Note that I am not interested in
testing the DOM. I want to test the vanilla JS business logic that is
running in this node context. It does not need the DOM or UI.

So, I set up the files as per the instructions here:
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-js/blob/master/docs/nodejs_example.md

Then I created a tests.js script that runs when the app starts as below.
What I cant work out is how to invoke CucumberJS directly. What method do I
call and with what params?

console.log('Start tests');

/*
Re:
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-js/blob/master/docs/nodejs_example.md

I have created the following files as per that nodejs_example.md page:

features/simple_math.feature
features/support/world.js
features/support/steps.js

That page then says:

Run ./node_modules/.bin/cucumber-js
*/

// I can do this and it runs in the child process. All good.
execFile(
'node_modules/.bin/cucumber-js',
['simple_math', '-f', 'json:' + toJsonFile],
function (error, stdout, stderr) {
// Run the next action.
// ie process the generated json file
}
);

// But I want to run it in THIS node process so I can test the simple_math
feature.
// Of course, in my real app I want to test its JS classes and methods etc,
not just a simple feature.
// So, the World needs to be the JS in this node context.
const cucumber = require('cucumber');

// What I am looking for is the equivalent of this pseudo code.
cucumber.run(
['simple_math', '-f', 'json:' + toJsonFile],
function (error) {
if (!error) {
// Run the next action.
// ie process the generated json file
}
}
);

I have spent hours trying to work this out to no avail. I am sure it is
obvious but I am lost. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks so much,
Murray

[Murray Hopkins]

Something like this in Jasmine:

var Jasmine = require('jasmine');var jasmine = new Jasmine();
jasmine.loadConfigFile('spec/support/jasmine.json');jasmine.configureDefaultReporter({
showColors: false});jasmine.execute();

[Steve Tooke]

Hi Murray,

I don’t have a direct answer to your question, but it sounds like you might
get some inspiration from cucumber-electron
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-electron.

Cheers
Steve

Post by Murray Hopkins
var Jasmine = require('jasmine');var jasmine = new Jasmine();
jasmine.loadConfigFile('spec/support/jasmine.json');jasmine.configureDefaultReporter({
showColors: false});jasmine.execute();
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[Murray Hopkins]

Thanks Steve. I will certainly have a look. :-)

Post by Steve Tooke
Hi Murray,
I don’t have a direct answer to your question, but it sounds like you
might get some inspiration from cucumber-electron
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-electron.
Cheers
Steve

Post by Murray Hopkins
var Jasmine = require('jasmine');var jasmine = new Jasmine();
jasmine.loadConfigFile('spec/support/jasmine.json');jasmine.configureDefaultReporter({
showColors: false});jasmine.execute();
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