How to pass output of 1 scenario to 2nd scenario as input - cucumber

Question

For the below scenarios, I want to use the output of #login as input for #logout...
Note- I have made 2 different step definitions for login and logout
#login
Scenario Outline: Login
Given Browser
And Link
When Enter <username> and <password>
When Enter Captcha
When Check Privacy Policy
And Click on Login
Examples:
| username | password |
| 2100070100 | 12345678 |
#logout
Scenario: Logout
Then Once Successful Login, Click Logout
Then Close The Browser
After successful login using valid login credentials, I want to click logout...

Answer 1

You cannot (and should not try to) pass the output of one scenario to another. The whole point of a scenario is to be an independent test that works in isolation.
You should write at least two scenarios
Scenario: I login
Scenario: I logout
The first scenario should be something like
Scenario: Login
Given I am registered
When I login
Then I should be logged in
The second scenario should be something like
Scenario: I logout
Given I am logged in
When I log out
Then I should be logged out
Now you can resume the code in When I login in Given I am logged in
Here is what I would do in a bit more detail in Rubyish pseudocode
module LoginStepHelper
def login_as(user: )
# code to login
visit login_path
fill_in 'username', user.username
fill_in 'password', user.password
submit_form
end
def logout
click_link 'Logout'
end
end
World LoginStepHelper
When 'I login' do
login_as(user: #i)
end
Given 'I am logged in' do
login_as(user: #i)
end
...