Serenity 4, Junit 5 Cucumber Runner is throwing exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: No BaseStepListener has been registered - are you running your test using the Serenity runners? getting this error in serenity report for Serenity 4 Junit5 Cucumber testcases

[gem-kirankumari]

What happened?

We are using cucumber runner and our custom listener:

import org.junit.platform.suite.api.ConfigurationParameter;
import org.junit.platform.suite.api.IncludeEngines;
import org.junit.platform.suite.api.SelectClasspathResource;
import org.junit.platform.suite.api.Suite;
 
import static io.cucumber.junit.platform.engine.Constants.PLUGIN_PROPERTY_NAME;
 
@Suite
@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
@SelectClasspathResource("/features")
@ConfigurationParameter(key = PLUGIN_PROPERTY_NAME,
                        value = "io.cucumber.core.plugin.SerenityReporterParallel,pretty,timeline:target/test-results/timeline")
public class CucumberTestSuite {
}

Serenity version: 4.1.14
Serenity-Junit5: 4.1.14
junit-jupiter-engine: 5.10.2
cucumber-core: 7.17.0
Build Tool: Gradle 8.1

The testcase is working fine but it is breaking at Serenity.recordReportData().withTitle().andContents() line. In report the error is
**No BaseStepListener has been registered - are you running your test using the Serenity runners? ** and in console it prints current listener is null. We are not using base step listener, we are extending Abstract step Listener in our custom listener.

This is happening only with Serenity 4, Junit 5 cucumber testcase.

What did you expect to happen?

I exepected that serenity report was generated without any error as it is generating for junit 5 testcase.

Serenity BDD version

4.1.14

JDK version

17.0.1

Execution environment

Windows
Browsers - all are giving error

How to reproduce the bug.

Can't share the repository.

How can we make it happen?

Add it to the Serenity BDD backlog and wait for a volunteer to pick it up

[gem-kirankumari]

@wakaleo Can you please look into it asap?

[wakaleo]

@wakaleo Can you please look into it asap?

Sure, we can help take a look at that for you. If you have an active commercial support contract, just let me know via email - if not, please take a look at the support options here: https://www.serenitydojo.academy/serenity-bdd-support-packages-page - once you decide the option that would work for you, you can get in touch using the form on the page or email me directly (john.smart[at]wakaleo.com)

[gem-kirankumari]

@wakaleo did you find anything missing in our configuration? Please let us know.
We appreciate your prompt assistance.

[wakaleo]

Did you send us a support request? I haven't seen anything come through but let me know and I can check.

[ak270296]

You have the below dependency in your pom.xml if not please add and check.

<plugin>
                <groupId>net.serenity-bdd.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>serenity-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>${serenity.version}</version>
                <configuration>
                    <tags>${tags}</tags>
                    <reports>single-page-html</reports>
                </configuration>
                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
                        <artifactId>serenity-single-page-report</artifactId>
                        <version>${serenity.version}</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>serenity-reports</id>
                        <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>aggregate</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin> 

[gem-kirankumari]

@ak270296 we are using gradle as build tool, we have serenity-gradle plugin added and we are using single-page-html report also.

[cliviu]

We are not using base step listener, we are extending Abstract step Listener in our custom listener.

Hi gem-kirankumari .

I have just tested with the latest version of https://github.com/serenity-bdd/serenity-cucumber-starter.
It works, so I guess that the difference is made by your custom listener.
I have modified this step:

@When("{actor} looks up {string}")
    public void searchesFor(Actor actor, String term) {
        actor.attemptsTo(
                LookForInformation.about(term)
        );
        Serenity.recordReportData().withTitle("Custom title ").andContents("Custom contents");
    } 

And the report looks like this:

I am not sure if I can help if I don't know more about your implementation.