webdriverio: [🐛 Bug]: Facing issue while executing cucumber based test cases on Appium server

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WebdriverIO Version

8.16.4

Node.js Version

v18.16.0

Mode

WDIO Testrunner

Which capabilities are you using?

[ {
        "appium:platformName": "Android",
        "appium:automationName": "UiAutomator2",
        "appium:deviceName": "Android",
        "appium:newCommandTimeout": 3600,
        "appium:connectHardwareKeyboard": true,
        "appium:chromedriverExecutableDir": join(cwd(), "bin"),
        "appium:chromedriverUseSystemExecutable": false,
        "appium:noReset": false
    }]

What happened?

Executing test cases written in the Cucumber framework in mobile gives us this message: `You’re calling functions (e.g. “Given”) on an instance of Cucumber that isn’t running.

Connecting with Appium - ✅ Installing given APK file in mobile - ✅ onPrepare hook is passing - ✅

Test Runner stops its execution when it starts executing the step file.

What is your expected behavior?

Execution of Test cases written in gherkin files in a mobile application (through Appium).

How to reproduce the bug.

Create the following files.

Feature File:

Feature: Role-Based Access Functionality in the X Module
Scenario: If the Logged in users is an Admin
Given I login as "xyzi@ls.in"

Step definition file

import { Given } from "@wdio/cucumber-framework";

Given("I login as {string}", async () => {
    console.log("worked")
})

install appium

npm install appium So we would be using Appium v2.1.3

either run the Appium manually npx appium -p 4723 or use appium-service

now run this command npm run wdio which is in short for wdio run ./wdio.conf.js

Relevant log output

[0-0] 2023-09-07T10:06:11.383Z ERROR @wdio/runner: Error: 
[0-0]           You're calling functions (e.g. "Given") on an instance of Cucumber that isn't running.
[0-0]           This means you have an invalid installation, mostly likely due to:
[0-0]           - Cucumber being installed globally
[0-0]           - A project structure where your support code is depending on a different instance of Cucumber
[0-0]           Either way, you'll need to address this in order for Cucumber to work.
[0-0]           See https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-js/blob/main/docs/installation.md#invalid-installations
[0-0]
[0-0]     at checkInstall (.\@cucumber\cucumber\src\support_code_library_builder\index.ts:127:15)
[0-0]     at .\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\src\support_code_library_builder\index.ts:145:11
[0-0]     at file:///C:/Users/tangellapalli.s/Documents/appium-webdriverio/ace-mobile-automation/step-definitions/login.steps.js:3:1
[0-0]  Error: 
          You're calling functions (e.g. "Given") on an instance of Cucumber that isn't running.
          This means you have an invalid installation, mostly likely due to:
          - Cucumber being installed globally
          - A project structure where your support code is depending on a different instance of Cucumber      
          Either way, you'll need to address this in order for Cucumber to work.
          See https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-js/blob/main/docs/installation.md#invalid-installations 

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