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Course outline for Cucumber
Connect the concepts, work through practical problems, and choose a training plan that fits your goals.
About Cucumber
Cucumber connects Gherkin examples to executable checks through step definitions. Use behavior-driven development to clarify business rules with concrete examples, then automate those examples without turning feature files into descriptions of every interface click.
Cucumber Course Objectives
- Discover behavior through collaborative examples.
- Write focused Gherkin scenarios and scenario outlines.
- Implement reusable, unambiguous step definitions.
- Keep scenarios independent with controlled test data.
- Run and report acceptance checks in a local delivery workflow.
Pre-requisites
- Basic application testing and business-rule understanding.
- Programming experience in the selected Java or JavaScript implementation.
- Familiarity with Git and a unit-test runner is helpful.
Lab Setup
- Version-pinned Cucumber-JVM or Cucumber-JS project selected for the participant group.
- Supported language runtime, test runner, and a supplied local application.
- Synthetic records and isolated scenario fixtures; no production services or shared test data are used.
Detailed Course Outline
Behavior-Driven Development
- Discovery, collaboration, and concrete examples
- Business rules versus implementation details
- Example mapping and unresolved questions
- Choosing which behaviors deserve executable specifications
Gherkin Fundamentals
- Features, rules, and scenarios
- Given, When, Then, And, and But
- Meaningful scenario names and language
- Avoiding interface-click transcripts
Data-Rich Examples
- Scenario outlines and examples tables
- Data tables and doc strings
- Boundary, invalid, and permission cases
- Keeping each example focused on one behavior
Step Definitions
- Matching steps with Cucumber Expressions
- Parameters and type conversion
- Assertions and application interactions
- Undefined and ambiguous step diagnosis
Scenario State and Hooks
- Setup and teardown hooks
- Per-scenario context and fixture ownership
- Independent scenarios and stable test data
- Cleanup after failed steps
Tags and Execution
- Tag expressions and selected runs
- Runner configuration and reports
- Parallel execution and isolation requirements
- Distinguishing pending specifications from passing checks
Maintenance and Delivery
- Reusable domain language without overly generic steps
- API versus browser automation boundaries
- CI execution and readable failure evidence
- Reviewing specifications when business rules change
Practical Exercise
- Turn a supplied business rule into normal and boundary scenarios
- Implement steps against a local application
- Run scenarios independently and diagnose an intentional failure
- Submit feature files, test results, and the remaining discovery questions
How we train
Online training for Cucumber
- Instructor-led live cohorts
- Self-paced learning with expert coaches
- 24x7 cloud labs with end-to-end examples
All sessions are 100% hands-on. Labs and activities are derived from real-world work our engineers deliver.
Classroom training
Available for corporate teams in:
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Delhi/Gurgaon/NCR
- Pune
Note: Classroom training is for corporate clients only.
Self-paced hands-on sessions are delivered via VirtualCoach.