Package io.cucumber.spring

Annotation Type CucumberContextConfiguration

@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
@API(status=STABLE)
public @interface CucumberContextConfiguration

This annotation is used on a configuration class to make the Cucumber aware of the test configuration. This is to be used in conjunction with @ContextConfiguration, @ContextHierarchy or @BootstrapWith. In case of SpringBoot, the configuration class can be annotated as follows:

 @CucumberContextConfiguration
 @SpringBootTest(classes = TestConfig.class)
 public class CucumberSpringConfiguration {
 }
 

Notes:

• Only one glue class should be annotated with @CucumberContextConfiguration otherwise an exception will be thrown.
• Cucumber Spring uses Spring's TestContextManager framework internally. As a result a single Cucumber scenario will mostly behave like a JUnit test.
• The class annotated with CucumberContextConfiguration is instantiated but not initialized by Spring. This instance is processed by Springs TestExecutionListeners. So features that depend on a test execution listener such as mock beans will work on the annotated class - but not on other step definition classes. Features that depend on initializing beans - such as AspectJ - will not work on the annotated class - but will work on step definition classes.