How to run cucumber file from command line

Question

I have cucumber feature file located at below location on my local:

C:\\ProjectWork\\Workspace\\Cucumber\\DIT_Cucumber\\src\\cucumber\\featureOne.feature


        

Answer 1

Cucumber with Java:

Run Feature: java -cp "jars/*" cucumber.api.cli.Main -p pretty features

compile Step Definition file: javac -cp "jars/*" step_definition/StepDef.java

Run Scenario: java -cp "jars/*;." cucumber.api.cli.Main -p pretty -g step_definition features

Answer 2

JUnit Approach

If using JUnit, you can run the test the same way you would run a JUnit test on the command line:

java -cp <classpath> org.junit.runner.JUnitCore com.example.test.RunCukesTest

where RunCukesTest is the unit test that sets all the cucumber options, e.g.:

package com.example.test;

import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import cucumber.api.junit.Cucumber;
import cucumber.api.CucumberOptions;

@RunWith(Cucumber.class)
@CucumberOptions(plugin = "json:target/report.json")
public class RunCukesTest {
}

Cucumber-jvm Approach

You can also use cucumber-jvm on the command line:

java -cp <classpath> cucumber.api.cli.Main \
   --glue com.example.test \
   --plugin pretty path/to/features

Maven

The challenge in both previous cases is to build the classpath and make sure all the dependencies are properly loaded, including your own classes and the feature files. An easier solution would be to use for example Maven to define all the deps; running the tests is then as simple as:

mvn verify