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+# Cucumber Common Components
 
-# ![Cucumber Logo](https://github.com/cucumber-ltd/brand/raw/master/images/png/notm/cucumber-black/cucumber-black-128.png)
+This repo contains the libraries/modules for behaviour that's common between the various Cucumber implementations. These include:
 
-Cucumber is a tool that supports [Behaviour-Driven Development
-(BDD)](https://cucumber.io/blog/intro-to-bdd-and-tdd/) - a software
-development process that aims to enhance software quality and reduce
-maintenance costs.
+* [parsing Gherkin documents](https://github.com/cucumber/common/tree/master/gherkin) into a machine-readable object model.
+* [parsing Tag expressions](https://github.com/cucumber/common/tree/master/tag-expressions) passed as arguments when running Cucumber to filter which scenarios are run.
+* [parsing Cucumber expressions](https://github.com/cucumber/common/tree/master/cucumber-expressions) used to map step definition functions to Gherkin steps
+* [formatting HTML output](https://github.com/cucumber/common/tree/master/html-formatter)
 
-Cucumber executes *executable specifications* written in [plain language](https://cucumber.io/docs/gherkin/)
-and produces reports indicating whether the software behaves according to the
-specification or not.
-
-Cucumber reduces the effort to keep requirements specifications, tests and documentation
-in sync - with Cucumber they are all the same documents - a single source of truth
-for everyone on the team.
-
-Cucumber is compatible with all the major software platforms.
+Most of these modules have implemnentations in multiple langages, and use shared test suites to ensure behaviour is consistent. See the [contributing guide](https://github.com/cucumber/common/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
 
 ## Backers