API Reference — Exceptions¶

All exceptions inherit from BehaveModelError.

graph TD
    A[BehaveModelError] --> B[ParseError]
    A --> C[ValidationError]
    A --> D[TransformationError]
    A --> E[SerializationError]

BehaveModelError¶

Base exception for all behave-model errors.

from behave_model import BehaveModelError

try:
    # ... any operation ...
except BehaveModelError as e:
    print(f"behave-model error: {e}")

Raised when a .feature file cannot be parsed.

from behave_model import ParseError

Raised when validation encounters a critical error (not to be confused with ValidationIssue).

from behave_model import ValidationError

Raised when a transformation fails (e.g., feature not found).

from behave_model import TransformationError

Raised when serialization fails.

from behave_model import SerializationError