PDF content decode
Hello community! Is there a way to decode the pdf content file that comes as a response from the API? Did a groovy script on asserting the file presence and size but need to add an assertion ...
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why do you need to decode the PDF? What is the content type (encoding) of the response?
Or, do you get a plain PDF and need to extract and check the PDF content (e.g., texts) in your tests?
Best regards,
Karel
The API response contains a PDF file. The file contains a table with data gathered from several tables from the database. The need for a decode is sustained by the fact that the request send some parameters (eg: "roleCode": "<int>" and a date period.) and the response file contains the information needed. In order to validate the complete test, the file must be checked for the correct data corresponding to the certain parameter combination.
If you need to extract text from a PDF, you can use the PDFBox library.
Here's an example of how to use PDFBox.
Alternatively, you can use the iTextPdf library.
