Add Gherkin Linting to Megalinter Workflow and Update Implementation

artifacts/linting_rules/.gherkin-lintrc

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{
+  "no-files-without-scenarios" : "on",
+  "no-unnamed-features": "on",
+  "no-unnamed-scenarios": "on",
+  "no-dupe-scenario-names": ["on", "in-feature"],
+  "no-dupe-feature-names": "on",
+  "no-partially-commented-tag-lines": "on",
+  "indentation" : [
+    "on", {
+      "Feature": 0,
+      "Background": 2,
+      "Scenario": 2,
+      "Step": 2,
+      "Examples": 4,
+      "example": 6,
+      "given": 4,
+      "when": 4,
+      "then": 4,
+      "and": 4,
+      "but": 4,
+      "feature tag": 2,
+      "scenario tag": 2
+    }
+  ],
+  "no-trailing-spaces": "on",
+  "new-line-at-eof": ["on", "no"],
+  "no-multiple-empty-lines": "on",
+  "no-empty-file": "on",
+  "no-scenario-outlines-without-examples": "on",
+  "name-length": ["on", {"Feature": 90, "Step": 190, "Scenario": 190}],
+  "no-restricted-tags": ["on", {"tags": ["@watch", "@wip"]}],
+  "use-and": "on",
+  "keywords-in-logical-order": "on",
+  "no-duplicate-tags": "on",
+  "no-superfluous-tags": "on",
+  "no-homogenous-tags": "on",
+  "one-space-between-tags": "on",
+  "no-unused-variables": "on",
+  "no-background-only-scenario": "on",
+  "no-empty-background": "on",
+  "scenario-size": ["on", { "steps-length": {"Background": 15, "Scenario": 15}}],
+  "only-one-when": "off",
+  "allowed-tags": ["on", {
+  "patterns": [
+    "^@watch$",                        
+    "^@wip$",                                            
+    "^@.*$"                                   
+  ]
+ }],
+  "file-name": ["off", {"style": "kebab-case"}],
+  "max-scenarios-per-file": ["on", {"maxScenarios": 50, "countOutlineExamples": true}],
+  "no-restricted-patterns": ["on", {
+    "Global": [
+      "^globally restricted pattern"
+    ],
+    "Feature": [
+      "poor description",
+      "validate",
+      "verify"
+    ],
+    "Background": [
+      "show last response",
+      "a debugging step"
+    ],
+    "Scenario": [
+      "show last response",
+      "a debugging step"
+    ]
+  }],
+  "required-tags": ["on", {
+  "tags": ["^@.*$"], // Allow any tag starting with '@'
+  "ignoreUntagged": false // Enforce tagging
+}]
+}

artifacts/linting_rules/.github/workflows/megalinter.yml

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g @stoplight/spectral
       - name: Install Spectral functions
         run: npm install -g @stoplight/spectral-functions
+      - name: Install Gherkin Linter
+        run: npm install -g gherkin-lint
+      - name: Run Gherkin Linting
+        run: gherkin-lint code/Test_definitions/*.feature  
     # - name: Run spectral:oas Spectral Linting
     #   run: spectral lint code/API_definitions/*.yaml --verbose --ruleset .spectral.yml
         # Replace openapi.yaml file with your API specification file

documentation/API-linting-Implementation-Guideline.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-# CAMARA OpenAPI Linting Rules Implementaion Guideline [ How to integrate the rules into CAMARA repository ]
+# CAMARA OpenAPI and Gherkin Linting Rules Implementaion Guideline [ How to integrate the rules into CAMARA repository ]
 
 ## Introduction
 
-This guide provides instructions how to implement linting rules for the CAMARA APIs using two methods: **[GitHub Actions](API-linting-Implementation-Guideline.md#github-actions-integration)** and **[local deployment](API-linting-Implementation-Guideline.md#github-actions-integration)**, both methods use [Spectral tool](https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral/674b27b261c3c-overview).
+This guide provides instructions how to implement linting rules for the CAMARA APIs  using two methods: **[GitHub Actions](API-linting-Implementation-Guideline.md#github-actions-integration)** and **[local deployment](API-linting-Implementation-Guideline.md#github-actions-integration)**, both methods use [Spectral tool](https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral/674b27b261c3c-overview).
 All needed files are stored in [artifacts subfolder](https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/tree/API-linting-Implementation-Guideline/artifacts/linting_rules).
 
+Additionally, it provides an overview of how to integrate Gherkin linting to test the feature files of test contributions.
+
 The target method is linting rules integration with CAMARA API subproject repositories using GitHub Actions.
 
 
@@ -21,8 +23,12 @@ This file consolidates all rules:
 2.  Spectral rules with built-in functions
 3.  Spectral rules with custom<a href="https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/lint_function"> JavaScript functions</a>
 
+## Gherkin Linting  Configuration
+
+The Gherkin Linting configuration consists of <b><a href="https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/.gherkin-lintrc"> .gherkin-lintrc</a></b> file, which contains all the rules defined for API Testing Guideline  as described in [API-Testing-Guidelines.md](API-Testing-Guidelines.md)
 
-## GitHub Actions Integration
+
+## GitHub Actions Integration (Spectral)
 
 1. Add **[.spectral.yml](https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/.spectral.yml)** (rules) file to -> root location of repository
 
@@ -36,6 +42,13 @@ This file consolidates all rules:
 4. Add <b>[megalinter.yml](https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/.github/workflows/megalinter.yml)</b> to GitHub action workflows  in  `.github/workflows` folder
    which includes the configuration of Megalinter and Spectral for GitHub actions.
 
+## GitHub Actions Integration (Gherkin)
+
+1. Add **[.gherkin-lintrc](https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/.gherkin-lintrc)** (rules) file to -> root location of repository
+
+2. Add <b>[megalinter.yml](https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities/blob/main/artifacts/linting_rules/.github/workflows/megalinter.yml)</b> to GitHub action workflows  in  `.github/workflows` folder
+   which includes the configuration of Megalinter and Spectral for GitHub actions.   
+
 ### Manually running linting workflow
 
 **spectral_oas_lint.yml** includes configuration of the OAS linting workflow to be run manually as described in [GitHub Actions documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/manually-running-a-workflow).
@@ -79,3 +92,23 @@ Additionally, Megalinter also supports linting of YAML files. To enable this, us
         spectral lint openapi.yaml --verbose --ruleset .spectral.yml
 
     *Replace **'openapi.yaml'** with the path to your OpenAPI specification file.*
+
+## Gherkin Integration for Test Contribution Feature Files for local deployment
+
+To integrate Gherkin linting into the Megalinter setup, follow these steps:
+
+1. Install Gherkin Linter locally:
+
+        npm install -g gherkin-lint
+
+2. Save files locally:
+
+   Save  .gherkin-lintrc file at the root location of your repository with the desired linting rules.
+
+3. Apply Gherkin rules on Test defination feature file loacally:
+
+        gherkin-lint Test.feature
+
+    *Replace **'test.feature'** with the path to your Test defination feature file.*
+
+