Is is possible to run Cucumber in Java out of the box without JRuby/gems?

Question

Heya.

I am new to Cucumber, JRuby, Gems and how it works.

I like the idea of writing down the test case in plain English, but I am not keen on installing a lot of new tools (I really really like Java), just to get Cucumber up and running.

So I have a few questions.

1) Do I need install JRuby/Ruby to use Cucumber in Java? No way to avoid this?

2) If not, are there alternative test-tools, that is similar to Cucumber, that works in Java out of the box?

What alternatives do I have to minimize new tools just to get Cucumber/similar-tool working?

Answer 1

Check out cuke4duke. It's cucumber for the JVM, no Ruby required.