Gherkin features and guidance
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The Gherkin language is used to define test cases for the Cucumber testing tool for behavior-driven development. The Gherkin syntax is designed to be non-technical, making it human-readable for a wide audience.

<summary>Language Info for Gherkin</summary>
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        <li class="list-group-item">Since PMD 6.48.0</li>
        <li class="list-group-item">Implementation: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-gherkin/7.0.0-SNAPSHOT/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/gherkin/GherkinLanguageModule.html#"><code>GherkinLanguageModule</code></a></li>
        <li class="list-group-item">Id: gherkin</li>
        <li class="list-group-item">PMD: ❌</li>
        <li class="list-group-item">CPD: ✔️</li>
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Support in PMD

Starting from version 6.48.0, Gherkin support was added to CPD.

Limitations

  • Support for Gherkin only extends to CPD to detect code duplication in Cucumber test cases.
  • While Gherkin keywords have been translated into various languages, CPD currently supports only the English version of the Gherkin language.
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