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How to get scenario name from a scenario outline in cucumber using java


Suppose I have a test case like -

*Scenario: Facebook login test
GIVEN I am a Facebook user
WHEN I enter my user name & password
THEN login should be successful*

How could I get the scenario name from the step definition methods corresponding to "I am a Facebook user" or "I enter my user name & password" or "login should be successful" ?

Step definitions methods are -

@Given("^I am a Facebook user$")
public void method1() {
 //some coding
 //I want to get the scenario name here
}

@When("^I enter my user name & password$")
public void method2() {
 //some coding
 //I want to get the scenario name here
}

@Then("^login should be successful$")
public void method3() {
 //some coding
 //I want to get the scenario name here
}

Solution

  • No @Bappa, it's possible, though your stepdefinition class is singleton and your tests are in parallel, see it be attacked with below approach by enhancing it with thread-safe static hash map variable used for storage:

    public class StepDefinitions{
     private static HashMap<Integer,String> scenarios;
    
    public StepDefinitions(){ //or even inside of your singleton's getInstance();
     if(scenarios == null)
       scenarios = new HashMap<Integer,String();
    }
    
    @Before
    public void beforeHook(Scenario scenario) {
        addScenario(scenario.getName());
    }
    
    @When("your step definition")
    public void stepDefinition1(){
       String scenario = getScenario(); //problem-o-solved here...
    }
    
    
    private void addScenario(String scenario){
         Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
         int threadID = currentThread.hashCode();
         scenarios.put(threadID,scenario);
    }
    
    private synchronized String getScenario(){
         Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
         int threadID = currentThread.hashCode();
         return scenarios.get(threadID);
    }