Passing a variable from one feature file into another as a part of request URL(not query parameter) in Karate - karate

Question

I have a feature that generates a vehicle id and is stored as a variable in the feature. I want to pass this id as a part of the request URL in another feature as a sort of a teardown activity.
This is how I called it from a feature called activateVehicle.feature
Scenario : Activate a vehicle
* header X-API-Key = apiKey
* def result = callonce read('createVehicle.feature')
* def vehicleId = result.vId
# some workflow steps
........
........
........
# tear down - delete the vehicle created
* call read('deleteVehicle.feature'){ vehcileId: '#(vehicleId)' }
In the called feature - deleteVehicle.feature
Scenario: Delete a vehicle
* header X-API-Key = apiKey
* def myurl = 'https://xxx/vehicle'+ vehicleId +'?permanent=yes'
Given myurl
And request ''
When method delete
Then status 200
Am I right in the approach? I want to reuse deleteVehicle.feature in other workflows as well and hence not doing this operation in the same activateVehicle.feature(which would have been very easy). I referred to the documentation too but it shows how we can use the variables in in the request body but not as a variable that can be used anywhere in the called feature. I don't want to use it in the request body (but want to use it as a part of the request URL) For example:
Scenario:
Given url loginUrlBase
And request { userId: '#(username)', userPass: '#(password)' }
I also referred to How can I call a variable from one feature file to another feature file using Karate API Testing. I followed suit for a solution but am getting a javascript error:
feature.deleteVehicle: -unknown-:11 - javascript evaluation failed:
'https://xxx/vehicle'+ vehicleId +'?permanent=yes', ReferenceError: "vehicleId"
is not defined in <eval> at line number 1
feature.SVT: SVT.feature:80 - javascript evaluation failed: vehicleId: '#(vehicleId)' }, <eval>:1:14 Expected eof
but found }
vehicleId: '#(vehicleId)' }
^ in <eval> at line number 1 at column number 14
Can someone kindly help and advise please?

Answer 1

Can you simplify your example ? The only thing I can make out is you need a space after the call feature and before the call argument:
* call read('deleteVehicle.feature') { vehcileId: '#(vehicleId)' }
The pattern we generally recommend is to setUp not tearDown as tearDown has a risk of not executing if you had an error. That said, please see hooks: https://github.com/intuit/karate#hooks
Sometimes you should just keep it simple and call a feature (with args) only where you need it.