groovy : context expand variable parametrize user defined variable

Question

I am trying to pass&nbsp; variable in to context.expand to get data from response, having trouble with this, any quick response is appreciated
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def aaa = context.expand( '${1st Call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'b\'][0][\'aaa\']}' )def response = context.expand( '${2nd call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'reportDownloadUrls\'][\'547851482\']}' )
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I want to pass aaa variable instead of&nbsp;547851482
I am writing this in groovy script test step, help debug this

groovyguy · Answer

You can try something like what I've posted below. If it doesn't work, can you provide your response for the two calls so I can navigate the response with groovy and parse it out better? Even if it's a sample mocked up response.&nbsp;
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def aaa = context.expand( '${1st Call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'b\'][0][\'aaa\']}' )

def response = context.expand( '${2nd call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'reportDownloadUrls\'][\'$aaa\']}' )
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Typically when working with strings, you can use $ and a variable name to make the string's contents respect it as a variable. So the two are the same below:
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log.info ("Hello world, my name is Matthew.");
def name = "Matthew";
log.info("Hello world, my name is $name.");

groovyguy · Answer

I understand that part, and I am tyring to help here as best I can with the limited information I have so far. The groovy script is doing a content expand with some sort of pathing that I am not familiar with, which makes this a lot more difficult for me to try to help.
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If you could provide a mocked up response that you're actually trying to parse to run the groovy script against to troubleshoot as I go? That would be beyond helpful.
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That being said, and while it may not be pretty, this MIGHT work for you. I cannot test it, since I don't have the response to parse and try:
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def aaa = context.expand( '${1st Call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'b\'][0][\'aaa\']}' )

// This sets up the content expansion string to be a literal string, and add in the parameterized aaa variable. 
def respString = '''${2nd call#Response#$[\'data\'][\'res\'][\'reportDownloadUrls\'][\'''' + aaa + '''\']}\''''

def response = context.expand( respString )

lucian · Answer

I don't know how to help you with this.
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However, if you would tell me what you are trying to achieve, I might be able to provide you with a different solution.

subhad · Answer

The part of URL in the second call response is based on the value sent in first call
So am trying to parametrize the value for URL using the value from first call

lucian · Answer

I think it would be cleaner to use an Property Transfer test step to extract a property and then just use it in the second call.

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