Reuse Cucumber steps

Question

I want to reuse some Cucumber steps but can\'t seem to find the right way.

I want to write a step like:

Given /^I login with (.*) credentials$/ |type         


        

Answer 1

Reuse keywords in feature file which will provide code reusability.

It is highly NOT recommended to call step defs within step defs.

I would write my feature file this way,

Scenario Outline: To check login functionality
    Given I login with "" and ""
    Then I "" login successfully

Examples:
    |username|password|may or may not|
    |paul    |123$    |may           |
    |dave    |1111    |may not       |

In my step definition, (This is Java)

@Given(I login with \"([^\"]*)\" and \"([^\"]*)\"$)
public void I_login_with_and(String username, String password){

   //login with username and password

}

@Then(I \"([^\"]*)\" login successfully$)
public void I_login_successully_if(String validity){

    if(validity.equals("may")){
        //assert for valid login
    }
    else
    if(validity.equals("may not")){
        //assert for invalid login
    }
}

In this way, there is a lot of code reusability. Your same Given and Then handles both valid and invalid scenarios. At the same time, your feature file makes sense to the readers.