@Before is not invoked when multiple tags are passed in the runner file

[Prakash-QA]

I'm passing multiple tags in my runner file tags = "@set1,@set2"

My Runner file looks like this

package com.qa.testrunners;


import io.cucumber.junit.Cucumber;
import io.cucumber.testng.AbstractTestNGCucumberTests;
import io.cucumber.testng.CucumberOptions;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

@RunWith(Cucumber.class)
@CucumberOptions(
        features = {"src/test/java/features"},
        glue = {"stepdefinitions", "com.qa.hooks"},
        monochrome = true,
        tags = "@set1,@set2",
        dryRun = false,
        plugin = {"pretty", 
                  "json:reports/cucumber/json-report.json",
                  "html:reports/cucumber/html-report.html"}
)
public class TestRunner extends AbstractTestNGCucumberTests {
}

I have my Hooks class like this

public class AllHooks{
 @BeforeAll
  public static void globalSetup(){
    //Setup methods
  }

  @Before
  public static void scenarioSetup(Scenario scenario){
    //Scenario setup
  }

   @AfterAll
  public static void globalTearDown(){
    //Teardown implementation
  }
}

My cucumber version - 7.12.1

When I execute the runner, I get @BeforeAll methods executed and then control goes to @afterall method and @before method was not executed. When I pass only one tag in the runner file then it all work fine.

[shivam-sehgal]

@Prakash-QA, tags expect a logical operator between them. For example, if you pass "@Set1 or @SET2", it will work as expected. The "beforeall" will be executed first, and "before" will be executed before each scenario. However, I noticed that if we use a comma (",") between two tags like you did, it doesn't give the expected error. Let's proceed with running it, and I will look into it further.

[Prakash-QA]

@Prakash-QA, tags expect a logical operator between them. For example, if you pass "@Set1 or @SET2", it will work as expected. The "beforeall" will be executed first, and "before" will be executed before each scenario. However, I noticed that if we use a comma (",") between two tags like you did, it doesn't give the expected error. Let's proceed with running it, and I will look into it further.

Thank you @shivam-sehgal . When I use conditional operator it works.

[shivam-sehgal]

Hello, @mpkorstanje has submitted a pull request PR to address this issue. This PR aims to prevent others from encountering the same problem. I kindly request a review of the changes to ensure their effectiveness and potential integration into the project. Your assistance and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[Prakash-QA]

Hello, @mpkorstanje has submitted a pull request PR to address this issue. This PR aims to prevent others from encountering the same problem. I kindly request a review of the changes to ensure their effectiveness and potential integration into the project. Your assistance and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for the update