Learn Cucumber in 20 Minutes | BDD Explained with Simple Examples (Java + Selenium)
Welcome to this Cucumber BDD beginner-friendly tutorial! 🥒🚀
In this video, you will learn everything you need to start with Cucumber, including installation, setup, Gherkin syntax, step definitions, and test runner configuration.
✅ What You’ll Learn
1️⃣ What is Cucumber?
Meaning & purpose of BDD
Why teams use Cucumber
Benefits for testers, developers & business users
2️⃣ Why Cucumber?
✔ Easy for non-technical stakeholders
✔ Encourages collaboration (Business + QA + Developers)
✔ Human-readable tests
✔ Clean & maintainable automation
🧩 3️⃣ Cucumber Key Features
Gherkin Language (Given/When/Then)
Feature files
Step definitions
Runner class
Cucumber architecture
HTML/JSON reports
🏗️ 4️⃣ Cucumber Framework Architecture
Layer Description
Feature File Gherkin scenarios
Step Definitions Java methods for steps
Runner Class Executes Cucumber tests
Glue Code Links feature to steps
Reports HTML / JSON / Extent
⚙️ 5️⃣ Complete Setup (Java + Maven + Selenium)
Creating Maven project
Adding Cucumber dependencies
Creating folder structure
Writing feature file
Implementing step definitions
Creating test runner
Running BDD tests
Includes this example:
Scenario: Valid login
Given User is on login page
When User enters valid credentials
Then User should land on home page
📊 6️⃣ Cucumber HTML Reporting
Learn how Cucumber generates:
✔ Pretty reports
✔ HTML dashboard
✔ JSON reports
✔ Extent Reports (optional)