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llarocca
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8 years ago
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I need to be able to put a Range into my Assertions

In order to be able to change Environments easily, I need to be able to put a Range into my Assertions for a TotalResults field.  I have found references on the board to the ability to do this but I can't get the syntax quite right and there doesn't seem to be an example for exactly what I need.

 

Here is the tag for the aggregate I am targeting:

 

<ItemPage>
<FirstResult>1</FirstResult>
<ResultsReturned>19</ResultsReturned>
<TotalResults>190</TotalResults>
<Items>

 

Here is the Assertion I currently have without a Range:

 

XPath Expression -

declare namespace ns1='http://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/1';
//ns1:getSearchResponse[1]/ns1:searchResponse[1]/ns1:ItemPage[1]/ns1:TotalResults[1]/text()

 

Expected Result -

${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResults}

 

DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResults

190

 

What I would like to see is a + or - tolerance of 5%.  I have tried things like two Assertions ">= 181" and "<=200", or "greater than or equal to 181" and "less than or equal to 200".  I have tried one Assertion "Between 181 and 200", and so on.

 

Can someone help me with the exact syntax?

 

Thanks,

 

Laura 

 

Endpoint:

https://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/001/sync

  • llarocca's avatar
    llarocca
    8 years ago

    That got me close enough.  Here is what I did.  Two assertions:

     

    Lower End of the Range:

    XPath Expression:

    declare namespace ns1='http://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/1';
    ${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResultsLowerRange} <= //ns1:getSearchResponse[1]/ns1:searchResponse[1]/ns1:ItemPage[1]/ns1:TotalResults[1]

     

    Expected Result:

    true

     

    Upper End of the Range:

    declare namespace ns1='http://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/1';
    ${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResultsUpperRange} >= //ns1:getSearchResponse[1]/ns1:searchResponse[1]/ns1:ItemPage[1]/ns1:TotalResults[1]

     

    Expected Result:

    true

     

    And then all the Requests in my data set don't have to match exactly.

     

    Thanks for giving me both methods!

     

    Laura

     

     

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    • llarocca's avatar
      llarocca
      Occasional Contributor
      8 years ago

      Thanks for the quick reply.  I have tried the script and it does work with my Requests.

       

      A follow up question.  In my automation project, I am using a Data Driven Approach whenever possible.  A Script Assertion doesn't seem to be able to call back to the Data Source for the script (use the string ${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResults} to go to a Grid to pick up the Groovy Script you created, although it works if I put that script directly into the Groovy Script Assertion.)

       

      So does this mean I can either use a Range Groovy Script Assertion for Request that will come back within a similar Range or use a Data Source for Exact TotalResults to store for Assertions, but I would not be able to use a Data Source to store a Groovy Script for a Range of TotalResults?  (Let me know if that question doesn't make sense.)

       

      Laura

    • llarocca's avatar
      llarocca
      Occasional Contributor
      8 years ago

      That got me close enough.  Here is what I did.  Two assertions:

       

      Lower End of the Range:

      XPath Expression:

      declare namespace ns1='http://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/1';
      ${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResultsLowerRange} <= //ns1:getSearchResponse[1]/ns1:searchResponse[1]/ns1:ItemPage[1]/ns1:TotalResults[1]

       

      Expected Result:

      true

       

      Upper End of the Range:

      declare namespace ns1='http://ws.ussco.com/eCatalog/catalog/1';
      ${DataSource RedPen SmallBS#totalResultsUpperRange} >= //ns1:getSearchResponse[1]/ns1:searchResponse[1]/ns1:ItemPage[1]/ns1:TotalResults[1]

       

      Expected Result:

      true

       

      And then all the Requests in my data set don't have to match exactly.

       

      Thanks for giving me both methods!

       

      Laura

       

       

      • llarocca's avatar
        llarocca
        Occasional Contributor
        8 years ago

        This solution worked for the Web Services version of the call but now moving to the JSON version, the same method isn't quite the same.

         

        JSONPath Expression

        $.searchResult.products

         

        Expected Result

        ${SBS DataSource#count}

         

        If I try -

        ${SBS DataSource#countLowerRange} <= $.searchResult.products is true

         

        it throws the following error -

        Assertion failed. Path [${SBS DataSource#count} = $.searchResult.products]:AssertionException:Assertion failed. Path [${SBS DataSource#count} = S.searchResult.products]: ClassCastException:java.lang.String cannot be cast to net.sf.json.JSON.

         

        Is there a way to do it in the JSON as well?

         

        Thanks,

         

        Laura