io.cucumber.core.backend.Backend Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package io.cucumber.core.backend;
import org.apiguardian.api.API;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.List;
@API(status = API.Status.STABLE)
public interface Backend {
/**
* Invoked once before all features. This is where steps and hooks should be
* loaded.
*
* @param glue Glue that provides the steps to be executed.
* @param gluePaths The locations for the glue to be loaded.
*/
void loadGlue(Glue glue, List gluePaths);
/**
* Invoked before a new scenario starts. Implementations should do any
* necessary setup of new, isolated state here. Additional scenario scoped
* step definitions can be loaded here. These step definitions should
* implement {@link ScenarioScoped}
*/
void buildWorld();
/**
* Invoked at the end of a scenario, after hooks
*/
void disposeWorld();
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}