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Integrating Cucumber with build tools like Maven and Gradle

Cucumber can be integrated with build tools such as Maven and Gradle to automate the process of running tests. This makes it easier to manage and run your tests, especially in a continuous integration (CI) environment.

Here's an example of integrating Cucumber with Maven:

xml
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<project>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
      <artifactId>cucumber-java</artifactId>
      <version>5.8.0</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
      <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
      <version>5.8.0</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
        <configuration>
          <includes>
            <include>**/*Test.java</include>
          </includes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

In this example, the cucumber-java and cucumber-junit dependencies are added to the project's dependencies section. The maven-surefire-plugin is used to run the tests, and the includes configuration specifies that only Java files ending with Test should be run.

Here's an example of integrating Cucumber with Gradle:

gradle
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plugins {
  id 'java'
}

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java:5.8.0'
  testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit:5.8.0'
}

test {
  useJUnitPlatform()
}

In this example, the cucumber-java and cucumber-junit dependencies are added to the project's dependencies section. The test task is configured to use the JUnit platform and will run all tests in the project.

Integrating Cucumber with build tools makes it easier to manage and run your tests, as well as integrate with a CI environment. This can help improve the reliability and repeatability of your tests and reduce the effort required to run and maintain your test suite.



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