@cucumber/cucumber

Cucumber

Automated tests in plain language, for Node.js

Cucumber is a tool for running automated tests written in plain language. Because they're written in plain language, they can be read by anyone on your team. Because they can be read by anyone, you can use them to help improve communication, collaboration and trust on your team.

This is the JavaScript implementation of Cucumber. It runs on maintained versions of Node.js. You can quickly try it via CodeSandbox, or read on to get started locally in a couple of minutes.

Looking to contribute? Read our code of conduct first, then check the contributing guide to get up and running.

Install

Cucumber is available on npm:

npm install @cucumber/cucumber

Get Started

Let's take this example of something to test:

First, write your main code in src/index.js:

class Greeter {
  sayHello() {
    return 'hello'
  }
}

module.exports = {
  Greeter
}

Then, write your feature in features/greeting.feature:

Feature: Greeting

  Scenario: Say hello
    When the greeter says hello
    Then I should have heard "hello"

Next, implement your steps in features/support/steps.js:

const assert = require('assert')
const { When, Then } = require('@cucumber/cucumber')
const { Greeter } = require('../../src')

When('the greeter says hello', function () {
  this.whatIHeard = new Greeter().sayHello()
});

Then('I should have heard {string}', function (expectedResponse) {
  assert.equal(this.whatIHeard, expectedResponse)
});

Finally, run Cucumber:

npx cucumber-js

And see the output:

If you learn best by example, we have a repo with several example projects, that might help you get going.

Documentation

The following documentation is for main, which might contain some unreleased features. See documentation for older versions if you need it.

• Installation
• CLI
• Configuration
• Support Code
  • API Reference
  • Attachments
  • Data Tables
  • Hooks
  • Step Definitions
  • Timeouts
  • World
• Guides
  • Debugging
  • Dry run
  • ES Modules
  • Failing fast
  • Filtering which scenarios run
  • Formatters for feedback and reporting
  • Parallel running for speed
  • Profiles for composable configuration
  • Rerunning just failures
  • Retrying flaky scenarios
  • JavaScript API for running programmatically
  • Snippets for undefined steps
  • Transpiling (from TypeScript etc)
• FAQ

Support

Support is available from the community if you need it.

Changelog

[12.2.0] - 2025-08-22

Added

• Export configuration types (#2598)
• Add support for execution sharding (#2303) by @agologan

Fixed

• Revert pretty formatter to 1.x.x version (#2629)

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