behave-runner

A unified CLI entry point for the Behave BDD ecosystem.

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behave-runner is a single, extensible command-line interface for the Behave BDD ecosystem. It wraps common Behave workflows into focused subcommands and degrades gracefully when optional plugins are not installed.

Why behave-runner?

  • One CLI for everything — run, list, filter, lint, format, watch, report, trace, generate and analyze scenarios from one tool.
  • Plugin-friendly — optional extras add parallel execution, retries, priority ordering, trace viewers, report formatters, step libraries and more without breaking core behavior.
  • Fast feedback — watch mode, impact analysis and rich terminal output keep the test loop tight.
  • Project scaffolding — initialize a new Behave project, generate steps or features, and validate project health with doctor.

Features

  • Run, list, select, lint, format, watch, report, trace, steps, impact, generate, init, config, open and record commands.
  • Optional parallel execution, sharding, retries and priority ordering.
  • Configuration profiles via pyproject.toml or behave.ini.
  • Watch mode that re-runs tests when files change.
  • Reports in console, HTML, Markdown, JSON, XLSX and PDF formats.
  • Trace viewer and web dashboard support.
  • Step library management and feature/step generation.
  • Impact analysis to detect scenarios affected by code changes.
  • Graceful degradation when optional extras are missing.

Installation

pip install behave-runner

To install all optional extensions:

pip install "behave-runner[all]"

For development:

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pre-commit install

Quick Start

behave-runner init
behave-runner run
behave-runner list
behave-runner watch

Commands

Command Description
run Execute Behave tests.
watch Re-run tests when files change.
list List scenarios without executing them.
select Filter scenarios by tags, regex or name.
lint Lint .feature files.
format Format .feature files.
doctor Check project health.
init Initialize a new Behave project.
generate Generate steps or features.
record Record a browser session and generate steps.
report Generate and open reports.
trace View traces or serve a trace dashboard.
steps Manage step libraries.
impact Detect scenarios affected by code changes.
open Open the latest report or trace in the default browser.
config Manage configuration profiles.

Documentation

Full documentation is available at:

https://mathiaspaulenko.github.io/behave-runner/

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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