`no-scenarios-without-then`

Every scenario has to check something.

What it does#

A scenario with no Then step acts without ever saying what should have happened, so it passes for as long as nothing throws - which is not the same as the feature working. Steps in a Background count towards this, because they really do run before the scenario; turn countBackground off if you want every scenario to read on its own instead. An And or a But counts as whatever keyword it carries on from.

Turning it on#

Add this to your .gurkencheckrc:

{
  "no-scenarios-without-then": ["on", {"countBackground": true}]
}

Settings#

Setting	Value	If you leave it out	What it does
`countBackground`	true or false	`true`	Whether a Then step in a Background counts for the scenarios under it. Set it to false to make each scenario stand on its own.

Examples#

Passes

Feature: Logging in

  Scenario: A known user logs in
    Given I am a known user
    When I log in
    Then I see my dashboard

Fails

Feature: Logging in

  Scenario: A known user logs in
    Given I am a known user
    When I log in

gurkencheck reports: Scenario "A known user logs in" does not have a Then step