Is there a way to directly generate Step Definitions in Eclipse without Running Cucumber?

Question

Im doing integration testing with cucumber and Gradle in Eclipse.

For now my workflow is

1. Write a feature file
2. Run it to generate step skeletons

Answer 1

Why is this a problem in Eclipse? If the feature file is big, then you only copy the modified scenario to a new feature file, and generate steps based on the new feature file.

Answer 2

Yes there is a nice plugin for Eclipse that also has even more benefits: Cucumber People The only Problem I got is, that it checks the steps after every save in the Cucumber console.

I also used the Natural plugin before.

Answer 3

Not for Eclipse, but it might prove helpful to you as a stop gap: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tidy-gherkin/nobemmencanophcnicjhfhnjiimegjeo

It's capable of generating Java step defs from the text you paste into the editor. Hope it helps in some way while you await an answer for Eclipse.