The connection is alive here. So it can't exist over there.
cucumber doesn't try to copy the connection.
It packs what it needs to make a new one.
host"db.prod"
database"users"
port5432
user"admin"
password✗
Credentials are never stored for security reasons.
PostgresReconnector
A Reconnector stores everything needed to recreate the connection — host, port, user, database — without the credentials. It's a placeholder that knows how to come back to life.
Process A
process boundary
Process B
On the other side, you reconnect.
lazy reconnect
No credentials needed.
First attribute access auto-reconnects.
SQLite · DuckDB · sockets · threads
auth reconnect
You provide the password.
cucumber never stores credentials.
PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · +12 more
reconnect_all
Many connections at once.
One call. Every connection. Per-attribute credentials.
Or, just let it happen automatically.
Connections auto-reconnect when the process starts.
Pack anything. Cross any boundary. Reconnect on the other side.
