Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus

This is a Sublime Text auto-complete package for use with Cucumber's Gherkin language. This package will catalog Gherkin step definitions from the *.feature files of the selected directories and provide auto-complete suggestions based on the catalogued steps.

Examples

Auto-Complete

Fuzzy-searching steps

Usage Info

This package is only compatible with Sublime Text 3. It will not work on Sublime Text 2.

• Any folders open in Sublime Text will be searched recursively for *.feature files. You can specify additional directories via the package's settings file (Note: There is an option to use only these directories).
• Step catalog is updated when the package loads or on the save of a *.feature file
• This package relies on the first word of the line being a keyword (Given, When, Then) in order to give auto-complete suggestions. If a keyword is not found on the current line, the previous one will be used.
• If the first word on a line is an asterisk (*), that step will show up under all other step types
• It is not recommended that this is used alongside cucumber-sublime-bundle, as the bundled auto-complete will interfere with the results. At the moment, I've included the Gherkin syntax files so that this package can be self-contained. I have tried contacting the owner of that bundle, but he is not an easy man to reach.

Options/Settings

The settings file for this package can be accessed from the toolbar via Preferences -> Package Settings -> Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus -> Settings - User (Note: You can open Settings - Default as a reference)

{
    // A collection of ADDITIONAL directories containing the features files you would like to scan
    // The directories listed here will be scanned IN ADDITION to the folder(s) open in Sublime Text
    "feature_file_directories":
    [
        "path/to/feature/files/directory",
        "some/path/to/different/feature/files/directory"
    ],

    // When this is set to true, the open directories in Sublime Text will be ignored, and only
    // the directories listed in the `feature_file_directories` option will be used
    "ignore_open_directories": false,

    // Logging for execution information -- this will output to the Sublime Text Console
    // You can view the console by going to the toolbar and selecting `View -> Show Console`
    // Valid options:
    // DEBUG - Detailed information for debugging
    // INFO - Confirmation that things are working as expected
    // WARNING - An indication something might fail in the future
    // ERROR - An error occurred, likely a recoverable one
    // CRITICAL - A non-recoverable error -- execution will stop
    "logging_level": "error"
}

Why did you create a new Gherkin Auto-Complete package instead of contributing to the existing one?

Short answer: There were a lot of changes I wanted to make, and felt it warranted a new package.

Differences:

• The auto-complete suggestions will pop up as you type -- no need to open manually
• Pressing space does not automatically commit the highlighted suggestion, so it shouldn't interrupt your workflow
• Only gives suggestions for current step-type (if the line starts with Given, then only Given steps will be suggested)
• Steps are formatted in snippet-notation to allow tabbing to values
• Table rows are not catalogued, which are unlikely to be duplicated exactly
• Values in between quotes (single and double), less- and greater-than signs, and numbers in 'integer' and 'decimal' format are ignored to remove duplicates from the step list

Isn't the name 'Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus' a bit arrogant?

Absolutely, yes. It's intended to be tongue-in-cheek, but also I couldn't think of a better name. 😏

Installation

Automatic - via Package Control

Search for 'Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus'

Mac OSX

cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages
git clone https://github.com/austincrft/sublime-gherkin-auto-complete-plus.git "Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus"

Linux

cd ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Installed\ Packages
git clone https://github.com/austincrft/sublime-gherkin-auto-complete-plus.git "Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus"

Windows

cd "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Installed Packages"
git clone https://github.com/austincrft/sublime-gherkin-auto-complete-plus.git "Gherkin Auto-Complete Plus"

Credits

The accompanied *.tmLanguage files were taken from @drewda's cucumber-sublime-bundle repository.