feat: add Go to Definition and Hover support for Gherkin steps

GOTO_DEFINITION.md

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+# Go to Definition Support for Gherkin Steps
+
+This fork adds **Go to Definition** functionality for Gherkin steps in VS Code. When you Ctrl+Click (or F12) on a Gherkin step in a `.feature` file, the extension will now navigate to the corresponding keyword definition in your Robot Framework `.resource` files.
+
+## Features Added
+
+### 1. **Go to Definition** 
+- **Ctrl+Click** or press **F12** on any Gherkin step to jump to its implementation
+- Searches for keyword definitions in `.resource` files within `steps/` directories
+- Supports both exact matches and pattern matching for steps with variables
+
+### 2. **Hover Information**
+- **Hover** over Gherkin steps to see:
+  - Keyword signature
+  - File location with clickable link
+  - Arguments and their types
+  - Tags (if any)
+  - Documentation (if available)
+
+### 3. **Variable Support**
+- Handles Robot Framework variables like `${variable}` in step definitions
+- Matches steps with quoted strings and variable placeholders
+- Fuzzy matching for similar keywords
+
+## How It Works
+
+The extension:
+1. **Caches keyword definitions** from `.resource` files in your workspace
+2. **Parses Robot Framework syntax** to extract keyword names, arguments, and documentation
+3. **Matches Gherkin steps** to keyword definitions using multiple strategies:
+   - Exact text matching (case-insensitive)
+   - Pattern matching for variables (e.g., `${name}` becomes a capture group)
+   - Fuzzy matching for partial word matches
+
+## Example
+
+Given this Gherkin step:
+```gherkin
+Given a blog post named "My First Post" with Markdown body
+```
+
+And this Robot Framework keyword definition in a `.resource` file:
+```robotframework
+*** Keywords ***
+a blog post named "${name}" with Markdown body
+    [Tags]    gherkin:step
+    [Arguments]    ${body}
+
+    Log    ${name}
+    Log    ${body}
+```
+
+You can now:
+- **Ctrl+Click** on the step to navigate to the keyword definition
+- **Hover** to see the keyword signature and documentation
+
+## File Structure Support
+
+The extension looks for keyword definitions in:
+- `**/steps/**/*.resource` (primary location for step definitions)
+- `**/*.resource` (fallback for any `.resource` files in the workspace)
+
+## Installation
+
+This enhanced version works as a drop-in replacement for the original RobotCode Gherkin extension. Simply:
+
+1. Install the modified extension
+2. Open a workspace with `.feature` files and corresponding `.resource` files
+3. Start using Go to Definition and Hover features!
+
+## Technical Details
+
+### Architecture
+- **Definition Provider**: Implements VS Code's `vscode.DefinitionProvider` interface
+- **Hover Provider**: Implements VS Code's `vscode.HoverProvider` interface  
+- **Caching**: Intelligent caching with 30-second timeout to balance performance and freshness
+- **Pattern Matching**: Advanced regex patterns to handle Robot Framework variable substitution
+
+### Performance
+- **Lazy Loading**: Only parses files when needed
+- **Cached Results**: Avoids re-parsing files on every request
+- **Efficient Search**: Uses Maps for O(1) keyword lookups
+- **Background Processing**: Non-blocking file parsing
+
+This enhancement significantly improves the developer experience when working with Gherkin feature files in Robot Framework projects by providing the navigation features developers expect from modern IDEs.

README.md

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-# **Robot Framework Gherkin Parser**: Quick Overview
+# **Robot Framework Gherkin Parser (Extended)**: Quick Overview
+
+The **Robot Framework Gherkin Parser (Extended)** enables seamless integration of Gherkin feature files with the **Robot Framework**, facilitating behavior-driven development (BDD) with enhanced IDE support. This extended version adds **Go to Definition** and **Hover** functionality for Gherkin steps in VS Code, allowing you to navigate directly from Gherkin steps to their Robot Framework keyword implementations.
+
+## 🆕 New Features in Extended Version
+
+- **Go to Definition**: Ctrl+Click or F12 on any Gherkin step to jump to its keyword implementation in `.resource` files
+- **Hover Information**: Hover over steps to see keyword signatures, documentation, arguments, and file locations
+- **Variable Support**: Handles Robot Framework variables (`${variable}`) in step definitions
+- **Smart Matching**: Supports exact matches, pattern matching, and fuzzy matching for keyword discovery
+
+[**📖 Read detailed documentation about Go to Definition features**](./GOTO_DEFINITION.md)
+
+---
 
 The **Robot Framework Gherkin Parser** enables seamless integration of Gherkin feature files with the **Robot Framework**, facilitating behavior-driven development (BDD) with ease. This integration not only allows for the flexible execution of Gherkin feature files alongside **Robot Framework** test files but also highlights the complementary strengths of both approaches. Gherkin feature files, with their less technical and more scenario-focused syntax, emphasize the behavioral aspects of what is being tested, rather than the how. In contrast, **Robot Framework** test files tend to be more technical, focusing on the step-by-step implementation of test scenarios through keyword sequences.
 

package.json

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 {
-  "name": "robotcode-gherkin",
-  "displayName": "RobotCode GherkinParser Support",
-  "description": "GherkinParser Support for RobotCode and Robot Framework",
+  "name": "robotcode-gherkin-extended",
+  "displayName": "RobotCode GherkinParser Support (Extended)",
+  "description": "GherkinParser Support for RobotCode and Robot Framework with Go to Definition",
   "icon": "icons/icon.png",
   "publisher": "d-biehl",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Daniel Biehl",
     "url": "https://github.com/d-biehl/"

vscode-client/definitionProvider.ts

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+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+interface KeywordMatch {
+    keyword: string;
+    file: string;
+    line: number;
+    pattern?: RegExp;
+    priority?: number;
+}
+
+export class GherkinDefinitionProvider implements vscode.DefinitionProvider {
+    private keywordCache: Map<string, KeywordMatch[]> = new Map();
+    private cacheTimestamp: number = 0;
+    private readonly CACHE_TIMEOUT = 30000; // 30 seconds
+
+    async provideDefinition(
+        document: vscode.TextDocument,
+        position: vscode.Position,
+        token: vscode.CancellationToken
+    ): Promise<vscode.Definition | undefined> {
+        // Check if we're in a Gherkin step
+        const line = document.lineAt(position.line);
+        const stepMatch = line.text.match(/^\s*(Given|When|Then|And|But)\s+(.+)$/i);
+
+        if (!stepMatch) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        const stepText = stepMatch[2].trim();
+        console.log(`[GherkinDefinitionProvider] Looking for definition of: "${stepText}"`);
+
+        // Refresh keyword cache if needed
+        await this.refreshKeywordCache(document.uri);
+
+        // Find matching keywords
+        const matches = this.findMatchingKeywords(stepText);
+        console.log(`[GherkinDefinitionProvider] Found ${matches.length} matches:`, matches.map(m => `${m.keyword} (priority: ${m.priority})`));
+
+        if (matches.length === 0) {
+            console.log(`[GherkinDefinitionProvider] No matches found for: "${stepText}"`);
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        // Convert matches to VS Code locations
+        const definitions: vscode.Location[] = [];
+        for (const match of matches) {
+            try {
+                const uri = vscode.Uri.file(match.file);
+                const location = new vscode.Location(uri, new vscode.Position(match.line, 0));
+                definitions.push(location);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error(`Error creating location for ${match.file}:${match.line}`, error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return definitions.length > 0 ? definitions : undefined;
+    }
+
+    private async refreshKeywordCache(documentUri: vscode.Uri): Promise<void> {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        if (now - this.cacheTimestamp < this.CACHE_TIMEOUT && this.keywordCache.size > 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.keywordCache.clear();
+        this.cacheTimestamp = now;
+
+        // Find workspace folder
+        const workspaceFolder = vscode.workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(documentUri);
+        if (!workspaceFolder) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Look for .resource files in steps directories
+        const pattern = new vscode.RelativePattern(workspaceFolder, "**/steps/**/*.resource");
+        const resourceFiles = await vscode.workspace.findFiles(pattern);
+
+        // Also look for .resource files in the general workspace (as a fallback)
+        const generalPattern = new vscode.RelativePattern(workspaceFolder, "**/*.resource");
+        const allResourceFiles = await vscode.workspace.findFiles(generalPattern);
+
+        // Combine and deduplicate
+        const uniqueFiles = [...new Set([...resourceFiles, ...allResourceFiles])];
+
+        // Parse each resource file
+        for (const fileUri of uniqueFiles) {
+            await this.parseResourceFile(fileUri);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async parseResourceFile(fileUri: vscode.Uri): Promise<void> {
+        try {
+            const document = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(fileUri);
+            const content = document.getText();
+            const lines = content.split(/\r?\n/);
+
+            let inKeywordsSection = false;
+            let currentKeyword: string | null = null;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+                const line = lines[i];
+                const trimmedLine = line.trim();
+
+                // Check for *** Keywords *** section
+                if (trimmedLine.match(/^\*\*\*\s*Keywords\s*\*\*\*$/i)) {
+                    inKeywordsSection = true;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Check for other sections (*** Settings ***, *** Variables ***, etc.)
+                if (trimmedLine.match(/^\*\*\*.*\*\*\*$/)) {
+                    inKeywordsSection = false;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (inKeywordsSection && trimmedLine) {
+                    // Check if this is a keyword definition (not indented or minimally indented)
+                    if (!line.startsWith('    ') && !line.startsWith('\t') && trimmedLine !== '') {
+                        // Skip lines that are clearly not keyword definitions
+                        if (trimmedLine.startsWith('[') || trimmedLine.startsWith('#')) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        currentKeyword = trimmedLine;
+
+                        // Store the keyword
+                        const filePath = fileUri.fsPath;
+                        const keywordMatch: KeywordMatch = {
+                            keyword: currentKeyword,
+                            file: filePath,
+                            line: i,
+                            pattern: this.createKeywordPattern(currentKeyword)
+                        };
+
+                        if (!this.keywordCache.has(currentKeyword.toLowerCase())) {
+                            this.keywordCache.set(currentKeyword.toLowerCase(), []);
+                        }
+                        this.keywordCache.get(currentKeyword.toLowerCase())!.push(keywordMatch);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error parsing resource file ${fileUri.fsPath}:`, error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private createKeywordPattern(keyword: string): RegExp {
+        // Handle Robot Framework variable patterns like ${variable}
+        // Convert them to regex patterns that can match actual values
+
+        // Escape special regex characters except ${} patterns
+        let pattern = keyword
+            .replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')  // Escape regex special chars
+            .replace(/\\\$\\\{[^}]+\\\}/g, '(.+?)'); // Convert ${var} to capture groups
+
+        // Handle quoted strings with variables
+        pattern = pattern.replace(/["'](.+?)["']/g, (match, content) => {
+            // If the content has variables, make the quotes optional
+            if (content.includes('${')) {
+                return `(?:["']${content}["']|${content})`;
+            }
+            return match;
+        });
+
+        // Make the pattern case-insensitive and allow for flexible whitespace
+        pattern = pattern.replace(/\s+/g, '\\s+');
+
+        return new RegExp(`^${pattern}$`, 'i');
+    }
+
+    private findMatchingKeywords(stepText: string): KeywordMatch[] {
+        const matches: KeywordMatch[] = [];
+
+        // Clean the step text - remove quotes and normalize
+        const cleanStepText = stepText.replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '').trim();
+
+        for (const [, keywordMatches] of this.keywordCache) {
+            for (const keywordMatch of keywordMatches) {
+                // Normalize both step and keyword for comparison
+                const normalizedStep = this.normalizeForMatching(cleanStepText);
+                const normalizedKeyword = this.normalizeForMatching(keywordMatch.keyword);
+
+                console.log(`[GherkinDefinitionProvider] Comparing:`);
+                console.log(`  Step: "${cleanStepText}" -> normalized: "${normalizedStep}"`);
+                console.log(`  Keyword: "${keywordMatch.keyword}" -> normalized: "${normalizedKeyword}"`);
+
+                // Exact match after normalization - highest priority
+                if (normalizedStep === normalizedKeyword) {
+                    console.log(`  -> EXACT MATCH!`);
+                    matches.push({ ...keywordMatch, priority: 1 });
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Pattern match with variables - high priority
+                if (keywordMatch.pattern && keywordMatch.pattern.test(cleanStepText)) {
+                    console.log(`  -> PATTERN MATCH!`);
+                    matches.push({ ...keywordMatch, priority: 2 });
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                console.log(`  -> No match`);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Sort by priority (lower number = higher priority)
+        return matches.sort((a, b) => (a.priority || 999) - (b.priority || 999));
+    }
+
+    private normalizeForMatching(text: string): string {
+        return text
+            .toLowerCase()
+            // Remove Gherkin keywords at the start
+            .replace(/^(given|when|then|and|but)\s+/i, '')
+            // Replace variables with placeholder
+            .replace(/\$\{[^}]+\}/g, 'VAR')
+            // Normalize whitespace and punctuation
+            .replace(/[^\w\s]/g, ' ')
+            .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+            .trim();
+    }
+}

vscode-client/extension.ts

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 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { GherkinFormattingEditProvider } from "./formattingEditProvider";
+import { GherkinDefinitionProvider } from "./definitionProvider";
+import { GherkinHoverProvider } from "./hoverProvider";
+
 export async function activateAsync(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
   const robotcode = vscode.extensions.getExtension("d-biehl.robotcode");
   if (!robotcode) {
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   //   return;
   // }
 
+  const definitionProvider = new GherkinDefinitionProvider();
+  const hoverProvider = new GherkinHoverProvider();
+
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.languages.registerDocumentFormattingEditProvider("gherkin", new GherkinFormattingEditProvider()),
+    vscode.languages.registerDefinitionProvider("gherkin", definitionProvider),
+    vscode.languages.registerDefinitionProvider("markdown", definitionProvider),
+    vscode.languages.registerHoverProvider("gherkin", hoverProvider),
+    vscode.languages.registerHoverProvider("markdown", hoverProvider),
   );
 }