build.rake

begin
  require 'cucumber/rake/task'
  namespace :cucumber do
    Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:ci, 'Run features for ci') do |t|
      t.fork = true # You may get faster startup if you set this to false
      t.cucumber_opts = "--color --tags ~@wip,~@local --strict --format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'pretty'}"
    end
  end

  desc "Runs specs and features for ci"
  task :build => 'db:migrate:reset' do
    build_error = nil
    begin
      Rake::Task['spec'].invoke
    rescue SystemExit => e
      build_error = e
    ensure
      Rake::Task['cucumber:ci'].invoke
    end
    if build_error
      raise e
    end
  end

rescue LoadError
  desc 'cucumber rake task not available (cucumber not installed)'
  task :cucumber do
    abort 'Cucumber rake task is not available. Be sure to install cucumber as a gem or plugin'
  end
  
  task :build do
    abort 'Cucumber rake task is not available. Be sure to install cucumber as a gem or plugin'
  end
  
end

Rakefile

Rake::Task[:default].clear

task :default => :build