An example usage of the cucumber_analytics, cuke_modeler, and other associated gems to create a lexicon of the steps used in a test suite.

lexicon.rb

require 'fileutils'
require 'cucumber_analytics'
require 'cuke_modeler'
require 'cql'
require 'cql/model_dsl'


# Project structure setup
your_location_here = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/.."
feature_directory = "#{your_location_here}/features"
step_def_directory = "#{feature_directory}/step_definitions"

lexicon_directory = "#{your_location_here}/step_lexicon"
FileUtils.mkpath(lexicon_directory)


# Object collection
world = CucumberAnalytics::World
directory = CukeModeler::Directory.new(feature_directory)

glob = "#{step_def_directory}/**/*_steps.rb"
step_def_files = Dir.glob(glob)


steps = directory.query do
  select 'steps'
  from scenarios, outlines, backgrounds
end

steps = steps.collect { |step_result| step_result['steps'] }.flatten

# Analysis and output
step_def_files.each do |step_file|
  world.clear_step_patterns
  world.load_step_file(step_file)
  step_defs = world.loaded_step_patterns

  short_name = File.basename(step_file).sub(/\.rb$/, '')
  lexicon_file_name = "#{lexicon_directory}/#{short_name}.feature"

  File.open(lexicon_file_name, 'w') do |lexicon_feature_file|

    feature = CukeModeler::Feature.new
    feature.keyword = 'Feature'
    feature.name = short_name.split('_').collect { |word| word.capitalize }.join(' ')

    step_defs.each do |step_def|
      scenario = CukeModeler::Scenario.new
      scenario.keyword = 'Scenario'
      scenario.name = step_def.inspect

      pattern_usages = steps.select { |step| step.text =~ step_def }
      pattern_usages.collect! { |usage| usage.text }.uniq!

      if pattern_usages.empty?
        scenario.description = 'This step is not used'
      else
        scenario.description = 'Unique usages of the step'
      end

      pattern_usages.each do |usage|
        step = CukeModeler::Step.new
        step.keyword = '*'
        step.text = usage

        scenario.steps << step
      end

      feature.tests << scenario
    end

    lexicon_feature_file.puts feature.to_s
  end

end