background-setup-only

Keeps a Background to setting things up.

What it does#

A Background runs before every scenario in the file, so an action or a check written there happens over and over, out of sight of the scenario it belongs to. Anything that is not setup belongs in the scenarios themselves. An And or a But counts as whatever keyword it carries on from, so a step following a When is reported too.

Turning it on#

Add this to your .gurkencheckrc:

{
  "background-setup-only": "on"
}

Settings#

This rule has no settings. Switch it on with "background-setup-only": "on".

Examples#

Feature: Logging in

  Background:
    Given I am a known user
    And the network is up

  Scenario: Logging in
    When I log in
    Then I see my dashboard

  Scenario: Logging out
    When I log out
    Then I see the front page

Feature: Logging in

  Background:
    Given I am a known user
    When I log in

  Scenario: A dashboard is shown
    Then I see my dashboard

  Scenario: Logging out is offered
    Then I can log out