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feat: Add Gherkin semantic anchor (#issue)
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‎docs/anchors/gherkin.adoc‎

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= Gherkin
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:categories: testing-quality
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:roles: software-developer, qa-engineer, business-analyst, product-owner
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:related: bdd-given-when-then, ears-requirements, tdd-london-school
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:proponents: Aslak Hellesøy
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:tags: gherkin, bdd, cucumber, given-when-then, specification-by-example, dsl, acceptance-testing, living-documentation
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[%collapsible]
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====
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Also known as:: Cucumber DSL, BDD Scenario Language
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[discrete]
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== *Core Concepts*:
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Feature:: Top-level description of a software capability, grouping related scenarios that describe expected behavior
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Scenario:: A concrete example of how the system should behave in a specific situation, written as a sequence of steps
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Given-When-Then steps:: Structured step types — Given establishes preconditions, When describes an action, Then asserts the expected outcome; And/But extend any step type
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Background:: A set of steps shared across all scenarios in a feature file, executed before each scenario
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Scenario Outline / Examples:: Parameterized scenario template with a data table, allowing the same behavior to be tested with multiple input sets
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Docstrings and Data Tables:: Inline multi-line strings and tabular data attached to steps for richer input specification
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Natural language support:: Gherkin keywords are translated into 70+ human languages, enabling non-English teams to write scenarios in their native language
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Human-readable and machine-executable:: Scenarios serve as both documentation for stakeholders and executable tests driven by step definitions in the implementation language
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Key Proponent:: Aslak Hellesøy (creator of Cucumber and the Gherkin language, 2008); influenced by Dan North's BDD and JBehave
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[discrete]
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== *When to Use*:
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* Defining acceptance criteria collaboratively between developers, testers, and business stakeholders
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* Creating living documentation that stays synchronized with the system's behavior
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* Writing automated acceptance tests that non-technical stakeholders can read and verify
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* Projects adopting Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with tools like Cucumber, SpecFlow, or Behave
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[discrete]
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== *Related Anchors*:
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* <<bdd-given-when-then,BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)>> - The practice that Gherkin was designed to support
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* <<ears-requirements,EARS Requirements>> - Alternative structured natural-language requirements format
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* <<tdd-london-school,TDD, London School>> - Outside-in development that naturally combines with Gherkin-driven acceptance tests
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‎docs/anchors/gherkin.de.adoc‎

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= Gherkin
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:categories: testing-quality
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:roles: software-developer, qa-engineer, business-analyst, product-owner
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:related: bdd-given-when-then, ears-requirements, tdd-london-school
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:proponents: Aslak Hellesøy
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:tags: gherkin, bdd, cucumber, given-when-then, specification-by-example, dsl, acceptance-testing, living-documentation
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====
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Auch bekannt als:: Cucumber DSL, BDD-Szenariosprache
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[discrete]
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== *Kernkonzepte*:
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Feature:: Übergeordnete Beschreibung einer Softwarefähigkeit, die verwandte Szenarien zu erwartetem Verhalten gruppiert
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Scenario:: Ein konkretes Beispiel, wie das System in einer bestimmten Situation reagieren soll, beschrieben als eine Abfolge von Schritten
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Given-When-Then-Schritte:: Strukturierte Schritttypen — Given legt Vorbedingungen fest, When beschreibt eine Aktion, Then prüft das erwartete Ergebnis; And/But erweitern jeden Schritttyp
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Background:: Eine Menge von Schritten, die allen Szenarien einer Feature-Datei gemeinsam sind und vor jedem Szenario ausgeführt werden
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Scenario Outline / Examples:: Parametrisierte Szenariovorlage mit einer Datentabelle, die es ermöglicht, dasselbe Verhalten mit verschiedenen Eingabewerten zu testen
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Docstrings und Data Tables:: Eingebettete mehrzeilige Zeichenketten und Tabellendaten, die Schritten für reichhaltigere Eingabespezifikationen beigefügt werden
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Mehrsprachigkeit:: Gherkin-Schlüsselwörter sind in über 70 Sprachen übersetzt, sodass nicht-englischsprachige Teams Szenarien in ihrer Muttersprache schreiben können
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Menschenlesbar und maschinenausführbar:: Szenarien dienen gleichzeitig als Dokumentation für Stakeholder und als ausführbare Tests, die durch Schrittdefinitionen in der Implementierungssprache angetrieben werden
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Schlüsselvertreter:: Aslak Hellesøy (Schöpfer von Cucumber und der Gherkin-Sprache, 2008); beeinflusst von Dan Norths BDD und JBehave
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[discrete]
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== *Wann zu verwenden*:
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* Akzeptanzkriterien kollaborativ zwischen Entwicklern, Testern und fachlichen Stakeholdern definieren
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* Lebendige Dokumentation erstellen, die mit dem Systemverhalten synchron bleibt
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* Automatisierte Akzeptanztests schreiben, die nicht-technische Stakeholder lesen und prüfen können
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* Projekte, die Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) mit Tools wie Cucumber, SpecFlow oder Behave einsetzen
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[discrete]
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== *Verwandte Anker*:
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* <<bdd-given-when-then,BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)>> - Die Praxis, für die Gherkin entwickelt wurde
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* <<ears-requirements,EARS Requirements>> - Alternatives Format für strukturierte natürlichsprachige Anforderungen
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* <<tdd-london-school,TDD, London School>> - Outside-in-Entwicklung, die sich natürlich mit Gherkin-getriebenen Akzeptanztests verbindet
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‎skill/semantic-anchor-translator/references/catalog.md‎

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- **Proponents:** Dan North
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- **Core:** Given-When-Then scenarios, Gherkin syntax, three amigos, living documentation, outside-in specification
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### Gherkin
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- **Also known as:** Cucumber DSL, BDD Scenario Language
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- **Proponents:** Aslak Hellesøy
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- **Core:** Domain-specific language for writing human-readable executable specifications; Feature/Scenario/Given/When/Then keywords; Background, Scenario Outline, Examples; 70+ natural languages; used by Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave
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### Test Double (Meszaros)
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- **Proponents:** Gerard Meszaros
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- **Core:** Taxonomy of test substitutes — Dummy (unused), Stub (canned responses), Spy (records calls), Mock (verifies interactions), Fake (simplified implementation)

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