Which cucumberautocomplete settings should I use to replace a {string} with "" double-quotes when autocompleting a step? Not ("|')[^\1]*\1 or ("|')\1

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I am building a Cypress Framework using the @badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor node package and the Cucumber (Gherkin) Full Support vs code extension.

When autocompleting a step that contains {string} I would like to replace {string} with "" instead of ("|')[^\1]*\1 or ("|')\1

My .cypress-cucumber-preprocessorrc.json file is as follows:

{
  "json": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "stepDefinitions": "**/*.steps.js"
}

My settings.json file is as follows:

{
    "explorer.sortOrder": "filesFirst",
    "cucumberautocomplete.steps": "**/*.steps.js",
    "cucumberautocomplete.syncfeatures": "**/features/*.feature",
    "cucumberautocomplete.strictGherkinCompletion": true,
    "cucumberautocomplete.strictGherkinValidation": true,
    "cucumberautocomplete.smartSnippets": true,
    "cucumberautocomplete.stepsInvariants": true,
    "cucumberautocomplete.skipDocStringsFormat": true,
    "cucumberautocomplete.onTypeFormat": true,
    "editor.quickSuggestions": {
        "comments": false,
        "strings": true,
        "other": true
    },
    "cucumberautocomplete.gherkinDefinitionPart": "(Given|When|Then)\\("
}

For example, I have a step definition as follows:

When("I click the {string}", (element) => {
    //some code
});

With the above settings and smartSnippets set to true I get the following autocompleted step:

When I click the ("|')\1

With the above settings but changing smartSnippets to false I get the following autocompleted step:

When I click the ("|')[^\1]*\1

What I would like to get is this autocompleted step:

When I click the ""

[UPDATE] A PR has been created to resolve this issue here: github.com/alexkrechik/VSCucumberAutoComplete/pull/474 — RobbieDixonBr-dge
– RobbieDixonBr-dge, Commented Nov 6, 2023 at 10:56

Valeriia · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-21 20:08:33Z

0

First, you need to install Regexp Explain extension.

Then modify your settings.json file the following way:

{
  "explorer.sortOrder": "filesFirst",
  "cucumberautocomplete.steps": "**/*.steps.js",
  "cucumberautocomplete.syncfeatures": "**/features/*.feature",
  "cucumberautocomplete.strictGherkinCompletion": true,
  "cucumberautocomplete.strictGherkinValidation": true,
  "cucumberautocomplete.smartSnippets": true,
  "cucumberautocomplete.stepsInvariants": true,
  "cucumberautocomplete.skipDocStringsFormat": true,
  "cucumberautocomplete.onTypeFormat": true,
  "editor.quickSuggestions": {
    "comments": false,
    "strings": true,
    "other": true
  },
  "cucumberautocomplete.gherkinDefinitionPart": "(Given|When|Then)\\(",
  "regexp-explain.expressions": {
    "cypress-step-parameter": {
      "expression": "\"(.*?)\"",
      "prefix": "",
      "suffix": ""
    }
  },
  "cucumberautocomplete.gherkinRegEx": "cypress-step-parameter"
}

With this setup once you start entering {string} in single quotes the extension is going to replace it with double quotes.

Let me know if it works for you.

answered Jul 21, 2023 at 20:08

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RobbieDixonBr-dge Over a year ago

I have installed the Regexp Explain extension and updated my settings.json file. However, the properties "regexp-explain.expressions" and "cucumberautocomplete.gherkinRegEx" could not be found, and so, the issue still persists. Is there some other configuration required?

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