Json output format issue. The steps are being skipped when background is used

[AleksKovalenko]

👓 What did you see?

cucumber --format json is working incorrectly skipping steps, when Background section is present ( but works correctly when Rule sections is present)

• cucumber invoke side
  cucumber --format json --tag "@demo01" [{"id":"demofeature","uri":"features/Demo.feature","keyword":"Feature","name":"DemoFeature","description":" As a development team\n we want to demonstrate the cpp step implementations","line":2,"tags":[{"name":"@Demo","line":1}],"elements":[{"id":"demofeature;wait-and-trace","keyword":"Scenario Outline","name":"Wait and trace","description":" This is a good weather scenario.","line":11,"type":"scenario","steps":[],"tags":[{"name":"@Demo","line":1},{"name":"@demo01","line":10}]}]}]

• cucumber request handler side

` ./build/cucumber_wire_proxy/cucumber_test.cucumber_wire_proxy

2023-05-17T07:54:20.980834 CucumberWireProtocolServer connection accepted from: 127.0.0.1
2023-05-17T07:54:20.981011 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 1 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"1", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ]

2023-05-17T07:54:20.983639 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 5 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"5", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ] `

✅ What did you expect to see?

Same steps being processed as when a defualt format is being used or when the Rule section is present in the Feature
Using default format

• cucumber side

`cucumber --tag "@demo01"
@demo
Feature: DemoFeature
As a development team
we want to demonstrate the cpp step implementations

Background: Test Background # features/Demo.feature:6
Background setup for demonstration
Given I wait 1 seconds test # DemoSteps.cpp:26

@demo01
Scenario Outline: Wait and trace # features/Demo.feature:11
This is a good weather scenario.
When I wait 5 seconds test # DemoSteps.cpp:26

1 scenario (1 passed)
2 steps (2 passed)
0m10.517s`

• cucumber request handler side

`
2023-05-17T08:07:58.085245 CucumberWireProtocolServer connection accepted from: 127.0.0.1
2023-05-17T08:07:58.085365 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 1 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"1", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ]

2023-05-17T08:07:58.087540 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 5 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"5", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ]

2023-05-17T08:07:58.166488 ["begin_scenario",{"tags":["Demo","demo01"]}]
[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T08:07:58.168553 ["invoke",{"id":"0","args":["1"]}]

2023-05-17T08:07:58.168649 Waiting for 1 seconds[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T08:07:59.173326 ["invoke",{"id":"0","args":["5"]}]

2023-05-17T08:07:59.173523 Waiting for 5 seconds[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T08:08:08.605159 ["end_scenario",{"tags":["Demo","demo01"]}]
[ "success", [ ] ]`

With feature file containing rule section

• cucumber side

cucumber --format json --tag "@demo_b01" [{"id":"demofeature","uri":"features/DemoRule.feature","keyword":"Feature","name":"DemoFeature","description":" As a development team\n we want to demonstrate the cpp step implementations","line":2,"tags":[{"name":"@DemoRule","line":1}],"elements":[{"id":"demofeature;wait-and-trace","keyword":"Scenario Outline","name":"Wait and trace","description":" This is a good weather scenario.","line":14,"type":"scenario","steps":[{"keyword":"Given ","name":"I wait 1 seconds test","line":11,"match":{"location":"DemoSteps.cpp:26"},"result":{"status":"passed","duration":1005075700}},{"keyword":"When ","name":"I wait 3 seconds test","line":16,"match":{"location":"DemoSteps.cpp:26"},"result":{"status":"passed","duration":3003355200}}],"tags":[{"name":"@DemoRule","line":1},{"name":"@demo_b01","line":13}],"before":[{"match":{"location":"wire"},"result":{"status":"passed","duration":3498600}}],"after":[{"match":{"location":"wire"},"result":{"status":"passed","duration":2025100}}]}]}]

• cucumber request handler side

`root@9a49fcc40bc3:/workspaces/cucumber_test# ./build/cucumber_wire_proxy/cucumber_test.cucumber_wire_proxy

2023-05-17T07:57:15.068438 CucumberWireProtocolServer connection accepted from: 127.0.0.1
2023-05-17T07:57:15.068848 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 1 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"1", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ]

2023-05-17T07:57:15.071259 ["step_matches",{"name_to_match":"I wait 3 seconds test"}]
[ "success", [ { "id":"0", "args":[ { "val":"3", "pos":7 } ], "source":"DemoSteps.cpp:26" } ] ]

2023-05-17T07:57:15.150092 ["begin_scenario",{"tags":["DemoRule","demo_b01"]}]
[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T07:57:15.154718 ["invoke",{"id":"0","args":["1"]}]

2023-05-17T07:57:15.156274 Waiting for 1 seconds[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T07:57:16.160083 ["invoke",{"id":"0","args":["3"]}]

2023-05-17T07:57:16.160243 Waiting for 3 seconds[ "success", [ ] ]

2023-05-17T07:57:19.163339 ["end_scenario",{"tags":["DemoRule","demo_b01"]}]
[ "success", [ ] ]`

📦 Which tool/library version are you using?

cucumber-ruby 7.1
cucumber-ruby-wire 6.2.1
cucumber-wire-proxy (in-house c++ implementation of the steps and cucumber request handler to be connected to)

🔬 How could we reproduce it?

You can use a repository with the setup
https://github.com/AleksKovalenko/cucumber-wire-test

1. Install the dependencies using bundle with Gemfile provided
2. Build the cucumber-wire-proxy using the container and run it inside the container ( will expose port 90 for connections)
3. Run the cucumber --format json --tag "@demo01" from the host system

📚 Any additional context?

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[luke-hill]

ping @ursfassler maybe something that needs a test on both sides