What CucumberJVM/JBehave actually bring that Serenity doesn't already?

[San O]

Hi everyone,

I read a lot of post about how Serenity is a nice addition to a Cucumber or a JBehave. But is the reverse true? I mean, what does bring Cucumber &/or JBehave that Serenity doesn't?

I read the documentation § (thucydides.info/docs/serenity-staging/) but it just seemed like those tools only allow us to write stories in a different file, with writing steps in a different way. Am I missing the point (English not being my mother tongue, it's quite possible ; if so, sorry)? I see how, if you historically had one of those tools, it makes sense to integrate with it. But if you started with Serenity only, what would those bring? I wonder.

Sorry if that sound like a basic question. But as nowhere online I found the reply (just "how" to integrate but not "why" you would) I'm actually quite curious of the reply.

Many thanks!

San.

[John Smart]

You would typically not add Cucumber or JBehave unless your whole team is adopting BDD, and you had (collectively) decided to use Gherkin to agree on executable specifications and as a living documentation tool. Cucumber et al. allow for much more expressive executable specifications in business-friendly language, but this is wasted if it is not used as a communication tool within the team (and possibly outside of the team as well). Remember, Cucumber is a collaboration tool, not a test automation framework. See https://johnfergusonsmart.com/329-2/ and https://johnfergusonsmart.com/dont-let-automation-sabotage-bdd-adoption/ for more thoughts on this.

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