gistfile1.txt

And the following clusters exist:
      | id | name       | description      |
      | 1  | Cluster 1  | Some description |

Given /^the following clusters exist:$/ do |clusters_table|
  # item_table is a Cucumber::Ast::Table
  item_table.hashes.each do |cluster|
    insert_into_clusters(cluster)
  end
end

# Generic step definition
Given /^the following [^\s]+ exist:$/ do |type, table|
  # table is a Cucumber::Ast::Table
  table.hashes.each do |hash|
    send("insert_into_#{type}, hash)
  end
end