@Before doesn't execute in java Cucumber Step

Question

I've got a Cucumber Step class that i'm attempting to initialise a page model for all scenarios. So I added a @Before annotated method :

@Before()
private void beforeScenario() {
    LOGGER.info("Running before!");
    loginPage = BrowserDriver.getPageModel(LoginPage.class);
}

I've then got a bunch of steps that rely on loginPage being set. e.g.

@When("^I click the help link$")
public void I_click_the_help_link() {
    loginPage.clickHelpLink();
}

I have multiple Step classes. Both of the methods above are in the same same Step class. However loginPage is always null. The beforeScenario method is never being called. Have I completely misunderstood how @Before is meant to work? Any tips on how to get what I want to work?

Edit : I also have an @After annotated method that does get run after every scenario as expected.

Edit : Pom can be seen at : http://pastebin.com/PJ6qQRK9

Answer 1

1. Make sure you are using cucumber.annotation.Before rather than org.junit.Before. Cucumber will not process JUnit annotations. (More information in the Scenario Hooks section of this blog post.)

2. Make sure your @Before method is public, not private.