JGiven

Spec sheet

Purpose

JGiven is a pragmatic open-source behavior-driven development framework for Java.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

License

The project is published under the Apache License 2.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Additional integrations

The user guide documents integrations for Spring and Spock, and experimental support for Android and JUnit 5.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Build integrations

The user guide documents Maven and Gradle plugins for generating HTML reports.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Data-driven testing

Scenarios and steps can be parameterized for data-driven tests.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Experimental status

The user guide marks its Android support and JUnit 5 integration as experimental.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Installation

JGiven is installed as a Java library using JARs on the classpath, commonly through Maven, Gradle, or Ant with Ivy.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Latest listed release

The maker’s news page lists version 2.0.3, released September 26, 2025.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Maintainer

JGiven was created by Jan Schäfer and is mainly developed by TNG, with contributions welcome.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Report input

HTML reports are generated from JSON files produced during test execution.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Reports

JGiven generates plain-text and JSON reports, and its report generator can produce HTML reports readable by domain experts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Reusable stages

Scenarios use reusable stage classes that can share state, helping reduce duplicated test code.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

Scenario authoring

Scenarios are written in standard Java with a fluent, domain-specific API, without requiring a separate language or IDE plugin.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Test frameworks

Scenarios can run with JUnit or TestNG without an extra test runner.Read 4 Oct 2026 · jgiven.org

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Where Specifiction places it

• BDD Testing Tools#15 of 307.6