Are there any non-developer tools to edit gherkin files? [closed]

Answer 1

If you are using JIRA you can try a plugin called Markin at https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.fulstech.jira-gherkin-custom-field/server/overview. It supports both Gherkin and Markdown at the same time, so it is very useful for non-developers.

Disclaimer: I am the creator of Markin.

Answer 2

A good solution for this is to use the Behave plugin for JIRA.

In a good SCRUM team, your domain experts and business owners should define the backlog and describe what they want. It is awesome that you can then immediately add the Given/When/Then definitions for test scenario's.

JBehave also supports getting the .feature files from Google Docs. There is no syntax highlighting plugin for google docs though, so this only takes care of the synchronization problem.

Answer 3

I found http://www.bddeditor.com Seems fine for initial phase (they say "BDD Editor is work in progress".

Answer 4

Here is a non-developer tool. We had a similar requirement and I wanted to have a stab at creating a Chrome extension. It's free and there are no ads. Above all it is cross-platform and requires no technical knowledge to install and run. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tidy-gherkin/nobemmencanophcnicjhfhnjiimegjeo

I know this is an old post, but I came across it when I was looking for a solution and I didn't think the answers fully addressed the OP's request for a non-dev tool (presumably aimed at a non-technical person).

It's a first attempt, so be kind! Hope someone finds it useful.

Answer 5

There is an updated eclipse plugin called xgherkins at github for eclipse users

Answer 6

There seems to be a couple of projects in the works.

• There's a beta of a Gherkin editor here: http://gherkineditor.codeplex.com/ (windows)
• Cucumber's author has created a web-based gherkin editor (relies on javascript, Ace and Node.js). Perhaps a bit more complicated to set up, but it could be integrated into a CMS or other web-based system.

Neither really substitutes for a conversation with your business domain experts.