# Cucumber with IronRuby **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [March 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366 "2010-03-01T16:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/1 "2010-03-01T16:08:37Z")
I don’t know why I keep getting the following exception when I try to run cucumber with Ironruby. C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>icucumber features/pr ime.feature --no-color syntax error, unexpected IDENTIFIER, expecting ‘{’, or DO, or ‘(’ (SyntaxError) :0:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/../lib/cucumber/rb_support/r b_language.rb:101:in`load\_code\_file’ custom\_require.rb:30:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/../lib/cucumber/rb_support/r b_language.rb:46:in`step\_definitions\_for’ polyglot.rb:69:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/../lib/cucumber/step_mother. rb:118:in`load\_code\_file’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/…/lib/cucumber/step\_mother. rb:110:in `load_code_files' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/../lib/cucumber/step_mother. rb:109:in`load\_code\_files’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/…/lib/cucumber/cli/main.rb: 48:in `execute!' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/../lib/cucumber/cli/main.rb: 23:in`execute’ :0:in `each' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.3.101/bin/cucumber:9 c:/ruby/bin/cucumber:19 :0:in`load’ I have even updated the path in my icucumber.bat file as follows: @ECHO OFF REM This is to tell IronRuby where to find gems. SET GEM\_PATH=c:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8 @“C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\bin\ir.exe” “c:\ruby\bin\cucumber” %\* Thanks, Azam ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/2 "2010-03-01T16:25:35Z")
Looks like a syntax error where you have a identifier (method name or variable name) where a block is expected. Can you figure out where the error is being raised? The fact that it is in a method called “load\_code\_file” leads me to suspect it is one of the test files as opposed to the cucumber files. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/3 "2010-03-01T16:27:40Z")
Thanks for the reply! My test file called “primeservice.rb” is placed inside the step\_definations folder which is inside the feature folder. Like this: features/step\_definations/primeservice.rb The primeservice.rb looks something like this: require ‘rubygems’ require ‘spec/expectations’ require File.expand\_path(“bin/Debug/BusinessObjects.dll”) include BusinessObjects Thanks, Azam Jim D. wrote: > Looks like a syntax error where you have a identifier (method name or > variable name) where a block is expected. Can you figure out where the > error is being raised? The fact that it is in a method called > “load\_code\_file” leads me to suspect it is one of the test files as > opposed to the cucumber files. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/4 "2010-03-01T16:27:55Z")
First of all upgrade to ironruby rc2. Also I thought we had a very long discussion on mixing gems installed in a different ruby. Let’s not repeat that one and keep it at don’t mix gem installs. then try this: ## ir -S gem install cucumber ironterm-ansicolor ir -S cucumber features/prime.feature Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Web: [http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu](http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu) - [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/5 "2010-03-01T16:47:53Z")
The ir-S gem install cucumber did not work: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>ir -S gem install cuc umber ironterm-ansicolor Option `-S’ not supported > > First of all upgrade to ironruby rc2. Maybe later! I am afraid it will going to mess things up for me. Ivan Porto C. wrote: > First of all upgrade to ironruby rc2. > Also I thought we had a very long discussion on mixing gems installed in > a > different ruby. Let’s not repeat that one and keep it at don’t mix gem > installs. > > then try this: > > ## ir -S gem install cucumber ironterm-ansicolor ir -S cucumber features/prime.feature > > Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations > Ivan Porto C. > Web: [http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu](http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu) - [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) > Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) > Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/6 "2010-03-01T17:11:18Z")
My feature file is called prime.feature and now I added a new test file called “prime\_steps” (I thought maybe the name has to be same). After running the icucumber features/prime.feature I still get the same error. The strange thing is that I don’nt have any code in the test file. It is totally blank. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/7 "2010-03-01T17:28:47Z")
Try to run icucumber with the --no-color switch. * * * Shay F. | .NET Technologies Expert | Author of IronRuby Unleashed | Sela Technology Center Blog: [http://IronShay.com](http://IronShay.com) | Twitter: [http://twitter.com/ironshay](http://twitter.com/ironshay) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/8 "2010-03-01T17:31:08Z")
What does prime.feature look like then? ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/9 "2010-03-01T16:56:52Z")
I installed the icucumber again using the following command: igem install cucumber the install went fine. then i said icucumber on the command prompt and I got the following: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>icucumber \*\*\* WARNING: You must “igem install iron-term-ansicolor” to get coloured ouput i n on IronRuby syntax error, unexpected IDENTIFIER, expecting ‘{’, or DO, or ‘(’ (SyntaxError) :0:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/rb_support/rb_language.rb:124:in`load\_code\_file’ custom\_require.rb:30:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:84:in`load\_code\_file’ polyglot.rb:64:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:76:in`load\_code\_files’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/…/li b/cucumber/step\_mother.rb:75:in `load_code_files' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:51:in`execute!’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/…/li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:20:in `execute' :0:in`each’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/cucum ber:8 c:/ruby/bin/cucumber:19 :0:in `load’ So, I tried installing the iron-term-ansicolor but I got the following: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>igem install iron-ter m-ansicolor ERROR: While executing gem … (IndexError) Index was outside the bounds of the array. C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\> ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/10 "2010-03-01T18:11:32Z")
That’s why rc2 was FIRST. -S is an option added in rc2. If you want to support our project, we would appreciate it if you worked with the up to date bits so that we can be certain we aren’t fighting against a resolved bug. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/11 "2010-03-01T17:35:26Z")
Here is prime.feature: Feature: Prime Number Detection I need to find if a number is prime or not Scenario Outline: Prime Number Testing Given I have a When I pass the number to a IsPrime method Then I should get indication prime or not Examples: | number | result | | 1 | true | | 2 | true | | 4 | false | I ran without the --no-color and still getting the same issue: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>icucumber features/pr ime.feature \*\*\* WARNING: You must “igem install iron-term-ansicolor” to get coloured ouput i n on IronRuby syntax error, unexpected IDENTIFIER, expecting ‘{’, or DO, or ‘(’ (SyntaxError) :0:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/rb_support/rb_language.rb:124:in`load\_code\_file’ custom\_require.rb:30:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:84:in`load\_code\_file’ polyglot.rb:64:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:76:in`load\_code\_files’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/…/li b/cucumber/step\_mother.rb:75:in `load_code_files' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:51:in`execute!’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/…/li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:20:in `execute' :0:in`each’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/cucum ber:8 c:/ruby/bin/cucumber:19 :0:in `load’ C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\> ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/12 "2010-03-01T18:15:38Z")
Can you modify icucumber to run ir -d to turn on debug mode? That should give some logs that will help. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/13 "2010-03-01T18:19:52Z")
When I type ir -d on the command prompt it takes me to the ironruby interactive console? ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/14 "2010-03-01T18:30:16Z")
Can you modify icucumber to run ir -d to turn on debug mode? That should give some logs that will help. This is not the same as typing ir -d on the command line. This is modifying the icucumber.bat file you showed earlier to use the -d option. Then run icucumber feature/whatever like you were before. JD JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/15 "2010-03-01T18:36:13Z")
Just modified the icucumber.bat to this: @ECHO OFF REM This is to tell IronRuby where to find gems. SET GEM\_PATH=c:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8 @“C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\bin\ir.exe -d” "c:\ruby\bin \cucumber" %\* Now ran the icucumber and got the following: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>icucumber features/pr ime.feature ‘“C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\bin\ir.exe -d”’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Thanks, Azam Jim D. wrote: > Can you modify icucumber to run ir -d to turn on debug mode? That should > give some logs that will help. This is not the same as typing ir -d on > the command line. This is modifying the icucumber.bat file you showed > earlier to use the -d option. Then run icucumber feature/whatever like > you were before. > > JD > > JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/16 "2010-03-01T18:53:05Z")
Get rid of the quotes. You don’t have spaces in your path, so it shouldn’t be needed. Can we also get you to join the mailing list so that the threads are preserved better? The ruby-forum isn’t good for these long conversations. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/17 "2010-03-01T18:56:06Z")
Here is the updated: @ECHO OFF REM This is to tell IronRuby where to find gems. SET GEM\_PATH=c:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8 C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\bin\ir.exe -d c:\ruby\bin\cucumber %\* still giving the same error and took 20 seconds to execute icucumber command. Jim D. wrote: > Get rid of the quotes. You don’t have spaces in your path, so it > shouldn’t be needed. Can we also get you to join the mailing list so > that the threads are preserved better? The ruby-forum isn’t good for > these long conversations. > > JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/18 "2010-03-01T18:17:05Z")
I can perform the update but I am afraid that it will break my previous code and I cannot take that risk right now. Is there anyway to solve the issue on RC1? Thanks, Azam Jim D. wrote: > That’s why rc2 was FIRST. -S is an option added in rc2. If you want to > support our project, we would appreciate it if you worked with the up to > date bits so that we can be certain we aren’t fighting against a > resolved bug. > > JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/19 "2010-03-01T19:11:49Z")
## to get a backtrace of what’s happening you can run icucumber -b features/prime.feature Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Web: [http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu](http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu) - [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) Microsoft IronRuby/C# MVP ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366/20 "2010-03-01T19:28:13Z")
I got the following after running it using the -b option: C:\Projects\ILoveIronRuby\ILoveIronRuby\IronRubyConsoleApp\>icucumber -b features /prime.feature \*\*\* WARNING: You must “igem install iron-term-ansicolor” to get coloured ouput i n on IronRuby syntax error, unexpected IDENTIFIER, expecting ‘{’, or DO, or ‘(’ (SyntaxError) :0:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:3 1:in `require’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/polyglot-0.3.0/lib/polyg lot.rb:65:in `require' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/rb_support/rb_language.rb:124:in `load\_code\_file’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step\_mother.rb:84:in `load_code_file' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:76:in `load\_code\_files’ :0:in `each' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/step_mother.rb:75:in `load\_code\_files’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:51:in `execute!' C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/../li b/cucumber/cli/main.rb:20:in `execute’ C:/DevTools/ironruby-1.0-rc1/lib/ironruby/gems/1.8/gems/cucumber-0.6.2/bin/cucum ber:8 :0:in `load’ c:/ruby/bin/cucumber:19 Ivan Porto C. wrote: > ## to get a backtrace of what’s happening you can run icucumber -b features/prime.feature > > Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations > Ivan Porto C. > Web: [http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu](http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu) - [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) > Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) > Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) > Microsoft IronRuby/C# MVP [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cucumber-with-ironruby/184366.md?page=2)