call hierarchy for stepdefinitions

[ilanpillemer]

"Just like you can find usages of a method in Java, you should be able to find (Gherkin step) usages of a step definition. Cucumber-JVM already has the ability to create a ""database"" of steps, step definitions and their usages. See this example.

This can be used as the basis for such a feature."

[daveychu]

Where is the example?

[laeubi]

@ilanpillemer can you provide the example please?
@mpkorstanje can you tell what "database of steps in cucumber-jvm" could be referenced here?

[ilanpillemer]

@laeubi I am afraid my memory of most of what I thought, did, achieved, ate, drank, watched in 2013 is a bit sketchy. And this particular memory did not make it through.

[laeubi]

Okay thanks, maybe @mpkorstanje has an idea otherwise I'll just close the ticket.

[mpkorstanje]

In eclipse you have a feature to show the call hierarchy of a method. Shows all callers and the callers of callers. Since steps call methods, it would be nice if they were included.

Havent got the foggiest idea what the repository of steps could be though.

[laeubi]

Okay that makes sense. Will keep this open then.