Share backgrounds between Cucumber files?

Question

I have some Cucumber scenarios, for which I created the following files:

• create_extended_search.feature
• activate_extended_search.feature
• edit_extended_search.feature
• delete_extended_search.feature

Within these files, I have several scenarios.

Three of the files use the same background, and it would be nice to be able to place it into one file (e.g. support/backgrounds.rb) and then reference it from the feature files.

Is this possible somehow? Thanks.

Answer 1

I believe you would have to create a step that is made up of the steps in your current background. Then call that step in the background for each feature.