Add step location in case of datatable conversion error

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- [Core] Enhanced stack trace to include step location for better debugging in case of datatable conversion errors ([#2908](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/2908) Thomas Deblock)
+
 ## [7.18.1] - 2024-07-18
 ### Changed
 - [Core] Include parameterized scenario name in JUnit and TestNG XML report

cucumber-core/src/main/java/io/cucumber/core/runner/PickleStepDefinitionMatch.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static io.cucumber.core.runner.StackManipulation.removeFrameworkFrames;
 import static io.cucumber.core.runner.StackManipulation.removeFrameworkFramesAndAppendStepLocation;
 
 class PickleStepDefinitionMatch extends Match implements StepDefinitionMatch {
@@ -51,13 +50,13 @@ public void runStep(TestCaseState state) throws Throwable {
         } catch (CucumberExpressionException | CucumberDataTableException | CucumberDocStringException e) {
             CucumberInvocationTargetException targetException;
             if ((targetException = causedByCucumberInvocationTargetException(e)) != null) {
-                throw removeFrameworkFrames(targetException);
+                throw removeFrameworkFramesAndAppendStepLocation(targetException, getStepLocation());
             }
             throw couldNotConvertArguments(e);
         } catch (CucumberBackendException e) {
             throw couldNotInvokeArgumentConversion(e);
         } catch (CucumberInvocationTargetException e) {
-            throw removeFrameworkFrames(e);
+            throw removeFrameworkFramesAndAppendStepLocation(e, getStepLocation());
         }
         try {
             stepDefinition.execute(result.toArray(new Object[0]));

cucumber-core/src/test/java/io/cucumber/core/runner/StepDefinitionMatchTest.java

@@ -257,11 +257,15 @@ void rethrows_target_invocation_exceptions_from_parameter_type() {
         StepExpression expression = stepExpressionFactory.createExpression(stepDefinition);
         CoreStepDefinition coreStepDefinition = new CoreStepDefinition(id, stepDefinition, expression);
         List<Argument> arguments = coreStepDefinition.matchedArguments(step);
-        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition, null, step);
+        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition,
+            URI.create("test.feature"), step);
 
         Executable testMethod = () -> stepDefinitionMatch.runStep(null);
         RuntimeException actualThrown = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, testMethod);
         assertThat(actualThrown, sameInstance(userException));
+        assertThat(
+            lastStackElement(actualThrown.getStackTrace()),
+            is(new StackTraceElement("✽", "I have some cukes in my belly", "test.feature", 3)));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -312,11 +316,15 @@ void rethrows_target_invocation_exceptions_from_data_table() {
         StepExpression expression = stepExpressionFactory.createExpression(stepDefinition);
         CoreStepDefinition coreStepDefinition = new CoreStepDefinition(id, stepDefinition, expression);
         List<Argument> arguments = coreStepDefinition.matchedArguments(step);
-        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition, null, step);
+        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition,
+            URI.create("test.feature"), step);
 
         Executable testMethod = () -> stepDefinitionMatch.runStep(null);
         RuntimeException actualThrown = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, testMethod);
         assertThat(actualThrown, sameInstance(userException));
+        assertThat(
+            lastStackElement(actualThrown.getStackTrace()),
+            is(new StackTraceElement("✽", "I have some cukes in my belly", "test.feature", 3)));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -367,11 +375,15 @@ void rethrows_target_invocation_exception_for_docstring() {
         StepExpression expression = stepExpressionFactory.createExpression(stepDefinition);
         CoreStepDefinition coreStepDefinition = new CoreStepDefinition(id, stepDefinition, expression);
         List<Argument> arguments = coreStepDefinition.matchedArguments(step);
-        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition, null, step);
+        StepDefinitionMatch stepDefinitionMatch = new PickleStepDefinitionMatch(arguments, stepDefinition,
+            URI.create("test.feature"), step);
 
         Executable testMethod = () -> stepDefinitionMatch.runStep(null);
         RuntimeException actualThrown = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, testMethod);
         assertThat(actualThrown, sameInstance(userException));
+        assertThat(
+            lastStackElement(actualThrown.getStackTrace()),
+            is(new StackTraceElement("✽", "I have some cukes in my belly", "test.feature", 3)));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -465,6 +477,10 @@ void throws_could_not_invoke_step_when_execution_failed_with_null_arguments() {
                     "The converted arguments types were (null)")));
     }
 
+    private StackTraceElement lastStackElement(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
+        return stackTrace[stackTrace.length - 1];
+    }
+
     private static final class ItemQuantity {
 
         private final String s;