Cucumber
Cucumber for Ruby. It's amazing! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 63
- age_days: 6712
- days_rel: 69
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
5215 stars · 1118 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cucumber is a testing tool that runs automated acceptance tests written in plain-language Gherkin syntax, supporting Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD). This is the JavaScript/TypeScript implementation for Node.js, part of a multi-language ecosystem including Ruby, Java, and Rails variants.
Use cases
- write acceptance tests in plain language with gherkin
- run bdd scenarios for a node.js application
- collaborate with non-technical stakeholders on test specifications
- create executable specifications that double as documentation
- test web apps with cucumber and playwright
- run feature files in ci pipelines
When to choose
- your team practices BDD and wants specs readable by business stakeholders
- you need acceptance tests in Gherkin on Node.js
- you want living documentation validated against actual system behavior
When to avoid
- you only need fast unit tests without plain-language scenarios
- your team does not maintain Gherkin feature files
- you need testing in a language without a Cucumber implementation
Facets
framework · maturity stable
testing e2e-testing cli testing developer-tools cross-platform cli bdd gherkin acceptance-testing executable-specifications behavior-driven-development automation nodejs
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81e5adbdc608
- homepage: https://cucumber.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 72fc98025d63
- site_page: https://cucumber.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5c420e82a64d
- site_page: https://cucumber.io/docs/guides/10-minute-tutorial · fetched 2026-08-29 · f3bd6e935d17
- site_page: https://cucumber.io/docs/bdd · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4a07e0f350b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cucumber/cucumber-ruby | main | 92 |
| cucumber/cucumber-js | sdk | 98 |
| cucumber/common | infra | 60 |
| cucumber/cucumber-jvm | sdk | 99 |
| cucumber/cucumber-rails | plugin | 88 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cucumber/cucumber-ruby")
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