A minimalistic parser for the Gherkin syntax.
import { parse } from "gherk";
const features = parse(`
@beer @example
Feature: Can drink beer when thirsty
As a drinker
I want to take beer off the wall
in order to satisfy my thirst
Background:
Given 100 bottles of beer on the wall
Scenario: Can take a single beer
When a bottle is taken down
Then there are 99 bottles of beer on the wall
Scenario: Can take multiple beers
When 5 bottles are taken down
Then there are 95 bottles of beer on the wall
Scenario: Ghosts can drink
Given there is nobody in the room
When 5 bottles are taken down
And they are floating in the air
Then there are 95 bottles of beer on the wall
And there are ghosts in the room
`);
console.log(features);The code snippet above would output the following JSON object to your console.
[
{
"name": "Can drink beer when thirsty",
"description": "As a drinker I want to take beer off the wall in order to satisfy my thirst",
"tags": ["beer", "example"],
"backgrounds": [
{
"name": "",
"description": "",
"givens": [
"100 bottles of beer on the wall"
]
}
],
"scenarios": [
{
"name": "Can take a single beer",
"description": "",
"givens": [],
"whens": [
"a bottle is taken down"
],
"thens": [
"there are 99 bottles of beer on the wall"
]
},
{
"name": "Can take multiple beers",
"description": "",
"givens": [],
"whens": [
"5 bottles are taken down"
],
"thens": [
"there are 95 bottles of beer on the wall"
]
},
{
"name": "Ghosts can drink",
"description": "",
"givens": [
"there is nobody in the room"
],
"whens": [
"5 bottles are taken down",
"they are floating in the air"
],
"thens": [
"there are 95 bottles of beer on the wall",
"there are ghosts in the room"
]
}
]
}
]