[Cucumber] Run Feature Folder with Tags

Katalon Studio supports executing feature files in a folder with the runFeatureFolderWithTags function, using the following tag expressions:

Expression Description
@tag1 and @tag2 Features or scenarios tagged with both @tag1 and @tag2.
@tag1 or @tag2 Features or scenarios tagged with either @tag1 or @tag2.

To learn more about tag expressions, refer to this Cucumber document: Cucumber tag expression.

Using the AND tag expression

  • Description: query the feature files in the specified folder, and execute the features or scenarios associated with all the input tags.

  • Keyword name: runFeatureFolderWithTags.

  • Keyword syntax: runFeatureFolderWithTags(folderRelativePath, tags, flowControl).

  • Parameters:

    • Name: folderRelativePath
      • Description: the folder relative path that starts from the current project location.
      • Parameter Type: String.
      • Mandatory: required.
    • Name: tags
      • Description: the tags of the features or scenarios that you want to execute.
      • Parameter Type: String, String[], or String... (Varargs).
      • Mandatory: required.
    • Name: flowControl (only valid when tags are of String[] type)
      • Description: a com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling instance that controls the running flow.
      • Parameter Type: FailureHandling.
      • Mandatory: optional.

  • Returns: an instance of CucumberRunnerResult that includes the status of keyword and report folder location.

  • Example:

    Example #1: tags of String type

    CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", "@tag1 and @tag2")

    Example #2: tags of String[] type

    String[] logTags = ["@tag1", "@tag2"] as String[]
CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", logTags, FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)

    Example #3: tags of String... type (Varargs)

    CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", "@tag1", "@tag2")

Using the OR tag expression

  • Description: query the feature files in the specified folder, and execute the features or scenarios associated with any of the input tags.

  • Keyword name: runFeatureFolderWithTags.

  • Keyword syntax: runFeatureFolderWithTags(folderRelativePath, tags, flowControl).

  • Parameters:

    • Name: folderRelativePath
      • Description: the folder relative path that starts from the current project location.
      • Parameter Type: String.
      • Mandatory: required.
    • Name: tags
      • Description: the tags of the features or scenarios that you want to execute.
      • Parameter Type: String or String[].
      • Mandatory: required.
    • Name: flowControl (only valid when tags are of String[] type)
      • Description: a com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling instance that controls the running flow.
      • Parameter Type: FailureHandling.
      • Mandatory: optional.

  • Returns: an instance of CucumberRunnerResult that includes the status of keyword and report folder location.

  • Example:

    Example #1: tags of String type

    CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", "@tag1 or @tag2")
// Or 
CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", "@tag1, @tag2")

    Example #2: tags of String[] type

    String[] logTags1 = ["@tag1, @tag2"] as String[]
CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", logTags1, FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)
// Or 
String[] logTags2 = ["@tag1 or @tag2"] as String[]
CucumberKW.runFeatureFolderWithTags("Include/features/BDD Cucumber Tests/", logTags2, FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)

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