Add ability to automatically collect *.feature files

pytest_bdd/bdd_module.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import sys
+
+try:
+    from types import ModuleType
+except ImportError:
+    ModuleType = type(sys)
+
+from _pytest.python import Module
+from .scenario import scenarios
+
+
+class PytestBDDModule(Module):
+    """
+    Class that represents *.feature file as python module
+    """
+
+    def _getobj(self):
+        # Add _test suffix to module name
+        module_name = self.nodeid.replace("/", ".").rsplit(".", 1)[0] + "_test"
+
+        # Create dummy module to store tests
+        module = ModuleType(
+            name=module_name, doc="Autogenerated python module for {!r} feature file".format(str(self.fspath))
+        )
+        sys.modules[module_name] = module
+
+        # Add scenarios for dummy module
+        scenarios(self.fspath.basename, features_base_dir=self.fspath.dirname, module=module)
+
+        return module

pytest_bdd/plugin.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from . import generation
 from . import reporting
 from . import gherkin_terminal_reporter
+from .bdd_module import PytestBDDModule
 from .utils import CONFIG_STACK
 
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 def add_bdd_ini(parser):
     parser.addini("bdd_features_base_dir", "Base features directory.")
     parser.addini("bdd_strict_gherkin", "Parse features to be strict gherkin.", type="bool", default=True)
+    parser.addini("bdd_auto_collect", "To automatically collect feature files.", type="bool", default=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.trylast
@@ -106,3 +108,11 @@ def item_key(item):
         return (item.reportinfo()[:2], declaration_order)
 
     items.sort(key=item_key)
+
+
+def pytest_collect_file(path, parent):
+    """
+    Automatically collect *.feature files and create test modules for them.
+    """
+    if CONFIG_STACK[-1].getini("bdd_auto_collect") and path.ext == ".feature":
+        return PytestBDDModule(path, parent)

pytest_bdd/scenario.py

@@ -322,8 +322,11 @@ def scenarios(*feature_paths, **kwargs):
 
     :param *feature_paths: feature file paths to use for scenarios
     """
-    frame = inspect.stack()[1]
-    module = inspect.getmodule(frame[0])
+    if "module" in kwargs:
+        module = kwargs.pop("module")
+    else:
+        frame = inspect.stack()[1]
+        module = inspect.getmodule(frame[0])
 
     features_base_dir = kwargs.get("features_base_dir")
     if features_base_dir is None:

tests/feature/test_auto_collect.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Auto collect tests."""
+import pytest
+
+import textwrap
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def auto_collect_test_dir(testdir):
+    dirname = "test_auto_collect"
+    tests = testdir.mkpydir(dirname)
+
+    tests.join("foo.feature").write(
+        textwrap.dedent(
+            r"""
+                Feature: The feature
+                Scenario: Some scenario
+            """
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def test_auto_collect_tests(auto_collect_test_dir, testdir):
+    testdir.makeini(
+        """
+            [pytest]
+            bdd_auto_collect=true
+        """
+    )
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("collected 1 item")
+    result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
+
+
+def test_auto_collect_tests_disabled(auto_collect_test_dir, testdir):
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("collected 0 items")