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baechu123
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

json block as a property value

Is it possible to have a json block as my property value?   { "firstName": "John", "lastName" : "doe", "age" : 26, "address" : { "streetAddress": "naist street", "city" : "Nara", "postalCode...
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  • nmrao's avatar
    nmrao
    8 years ago

    Define a test case level custom property say JSON_REQUEST_FILE and provide the file path. This is just not to have any hard-code stuff in the script. If it is property, then user can just change path there and avoid modifying the script.

     

    Use forward slash ('/') as path separator even on windows.

     

    Add a Groovy Script Test Step before your existing REST Request test step.

     

    Below script would set the file content to next test step. Throw error oterwise.

     

    def fileName = context.expand('${#TestCase#JSON_REQUEST_FILE}')
def fileContent = fileName ? new File(fileName)?.text : ''
if (fileContent ) {	context.testCase.testStepList[context.currentStepIndex+1].httpRequest.requestContent = fileContent
} else {
   throw new Error('Could not find property JSON_REQUEST_FILE or file, check it')
}

     

baechu123's avatar
baechu123
Occasional Contributor

Yes! Will that be possible? I've been trying to do that approach but I can't figure it out.

nmrao's avatar
nmrao
Champion Level 3
8 years ago

Define a test case level custom property say JSON_REQUEST_FILE and provide the file path. This is just not to have any hard-code stuff in the script. If it is property, then user can just change path there and avoid modifying the script.

 

Use forward slash ('/') as path separator even on windows.

 

Add a Groovy Script Test Step before your existing REST Request test step.

 

Below script would set the file content to next test step. Throw error oterwise.

 

def fileName = context.expand('${#TestCase#JSON_REQUEST_FILE}')
def fileContent = fileName ? new File(fileName)?.text : ''
if (fileContent ) {	context.testCase.testStepList[context.currentStepIndex+1].httpRequest.requestContent = fileContent
} else {
   throw new Error('Could not find property JSON_REQUEST_FILE or file, check it')
}

 

  • baechu123's avatar
    baechu123
    Occasional Contributor
    8 years ago

    I'm lost here: "Define a test case level custom property say JSON_REQUEST_FILE and provide the file path. This is just not to have any hard-code stuff in the script. If it is property, then user can just change path there and avoid modifying the script."

     

    Should I add a new REST Request and input the file path as its URL?

  • baechu123's avatar
    baechu123
    Occasional Contributor
    8 years ago

    Ok I got it. The downside here is that if I have many request, I have to save my json data in a different file and different test case. Right?

     

    Thanks!

    • nmrao's avatar
      nmrao
      Champion Level 3
      8 years ago
      In case, you want to set the file name from with in script, then it is well and good. Just assign the value in the below statement

      def fileName = '/path/to/json'