java - AfterAll global hook cucumber-jvm -

i'm using cucumber-jvm in integration tests , need execute code after scenarios finished, once.

after reading posts this , reviewed reported issue, i've accomplished doing this:

public class contextsteps {     private static boolean initialized = false;     @cucumber.api.java.before    public void setup() throws exception {       if (!initialized) {          // init context. run once before first scenario starts           runtime.getruntime().addshutdownhook(new thread() {             @override             public void run() {               // end context. run once after scenarios finished             }          });           initialized = true;       }    } } 

i think context initialization (equivalent beforeall) done in way fine. however, although it's working, i'm not sure @ if afterall simulation using runtime.getruntime().addshutdownhook() practice.

so, these questions:

• should avoid runtime.getruntime().addshutdownhook() implement afterall?
• are there other better choices emulate afterall behaviour in cucumber-jvm?

thanks in advance help.

probably better way use build tool, ant, maven or gradle set-up , tear-down actions, part of integration tests.

when using maven fail safe plug-in, setting integration tests. there phase pre-integration-test, typically used setting database , launch web-container. integration-tests run (phase integration-test). , afterwards phase post-integration-test run, shutting down , closing / removing / cleaning things.

info in case cucumber tests run through junit, following might worth considering

in case simpler, smaller set stuff, can have @ junit @beforeclass , @afterclass. or implement junit @classrule, has it's own before() , after() methods.

@classrule public static externalresource resource = new externalresource() {   @override   protected void before() throws throwable {     myserver.connect();   }    @override   protected void after() {     myserver.disconnect();   } };