CLI runner cucumber.api.cli.Main cannot find step definitions

Question

Problem
Cucumber can't find step definitions when run with a CLI runner, but it can find it when running with the junit runner.

That is, when running cucumber-jvm from a linux command line, the feature file is found, but the step definitions file is not found, producing the message,
"Undefined scenarios: src/test/java/com/logic/testing/ClassifyDocuments.feature:8"
(See bottom for full message)

However, running via Maven, e.g. 'mvn test', the step definitions are found and the test executes as expected. I've already reviewed similar questions ad nauseum and would appreciate any help before I go bald.
- Do the files need to be organized differently, e.g. using a 'resources' directory?
- Is the glue parameter, com.logic.testing, not correct?
- Is there a problem with the classpath?

Details
Here's the command line statement being issued while in the 'auto-test' folder:
java -cp "/usr/local/bin/cucumber/cucumber-core-1.2.5.jar:/usr/local/bin/cucumber/*:." cucumber.api.cli.Main -g com.logic.testing src/test/java/com/logic/testing/ClassifyDocuments.feature -s

Code is organized like so:
auto-test/
  src/test/java
    com.logic.testing
      StepDefinitions.java
      ClassifyDocuments.feature
  src/main/java
    com.logic.testing
      AutoTestController.java (contains a class that is referenced by StepDefinitions.java)
  target/test-classes/com/logic/testing/
    StepDefinitions.class
  target/classes/com/logic/testing/
    AutoTestController.class

Within /usr/local/bin/cucumber/ is:
cucumber-core-1.2.5.jar
cucumber-java-1.2.5.jar
cucumber-jvm-deps-1.05.jar
gherkin-2.12.2.jar

ClassifyDocuments.feature file:

Feature: Classify documents in a package
  As an auditor
  I want to use software
  So that I don't have to manually identify subdocuments

Scenario: execute workflow case2 test
Given the workflow case2 test can be configured
And I have been authenticated
When two jobs are submitted with different SLA duration
And the jobs are processed
Then the packages with the shorter SLA duration are completed first

StepDefinitions.java file:

package com.logic.testing;

import java.io.File;

import org.junit.Assert;

import cucumber.api.java.en.And;
import cucumber.api.java.en.Given;
import cucumber.api.java.en.Then;
import cucumber.api.java.en.When;

public class StepDefinitions {

    AutoTestController  atc;
@Given("^the workflow case2 test can be configured$")
    public void the_workflow_case2_test_can_be_configured() throws Throwable {
        atc = new AutoTestController();
        atc.log("~Looking for configuration", log_src);
        Assert.assertTrue(atc.getAutoTestConfig("workflow_case2"));
    }

    @When("^two jobs are submitted with different SLA duration$")
    public void two_jobs_are_submitted_with_different_SLA_duration() throws Throwable {
        Assert.assertTrue(atc.two_jobs_are_submitted_with_different_SLA_duration());
    }

    @And("^the jobs are processed$")
    public void the_jobs_are_processed() throws Throwable {
        Assert.assertTrue(atc.processJobs());
    }

    @Then("^the packages with the shorter SLA duration are completed first$")
    public void the_packages_with_the_shorter_SLA_duration_are_completed_first() throws Throwable {
        Assert.assertTrue(atc.checkPackageCompletionTimes("QC_CLASSIFICATION", "READY", 10, 300));
    }
}

Error returned after executing the command line statement (yes, it does start with 'UUUUU'):

UUUUU

Undefined scenarios:
src/test/java/com/logic/testing/ClassifyDocuments.feature:8 # Scenario: execute workflow case2 test

1 Scenarios (1 undefined)
5 Steps (5 undefined)
0m0.000s


You can implement missing steps with the snippets below:

@Given("^the workflow case(\\d+) test can be configured$")
public void the_workflow_case_test_can_be_configured(int arg1) throws Throwable {
    // Write code here that turns the phrase above into concrete actions
    throw new PendingException();
}

@Given("^I have been authenticated$")
public void i_have_been_authenticated() throws Throwable {
    // Write code here that turns the phrase above into concrete actions
    throw new PendingException();
}

@When("^two jobs are submitted with different SLA duration$")
public void two_jobs_are_submitted_with_different_SLA_duration() throws Throwable {
    // Write code here that turns the phrase above into concrete actions
    throw new PendingException();
}

@When("^the jobs are processed$")
public void the_jobs_are_processed() throws Throwable {
    // Write code here that turns the phrase above into concrete actions
    throw new PendingException();
}

@Then("^the packages with the shorter SLA duration are completed first$")
public void the_packages_with_the_shorter_SLA_duration_are_completed_first() throws Throwable {
    // Write code here that turns the phrase above into concrete actions
    throw new PendingException();
}

where is compiled file? I think you are not referring to correct path. — fg78nc
the compiled StepDefinitions file is in target/test-classes/com/logic/testing/ — Craig

M.P. Korstanje M.P. Korstanje · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11T21:52:38

Cucumber scans the class path for glue.

So looking at a glance I'd say that your -cp is wrong. When executed from auto-test I would expect it to include ./target/classes/ and its descendent's rather then ..

CLI runner cucumber.api.cli.Main cannot find step definitions

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