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maxrussell
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5 years ago

Reading excel column into property, parsing REST response for property member

In a test case, I have a data source step. It reads a column range into a property. When I run the step, the data log shows each row from the desired column range.   I have a REST request after da...
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  • PrathapR's avatar
    PrathapR
    5 years ago

    Got it now,

     

    Test Step Structure:

    Please keep your test steps structure like below.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    and when you select "data source loop" select options like below,

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    and please keep below code in groovy script step (Data validation in above image)

    Code:

    //import library to parse JSON
    import groovy.json.JsonSlurper

    //get the JSON response from the test step that makes the call to some test step to get a JSON response
    def response = testRunner.testCase.getTestStepByName("GetEmployees").getPropertyValue("Response")

    def responseJSON = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response)

    //verify the slurper isn't empty
    assert!(responseJSON.isEmpty())

    def attrName = context.expand( '${DataSource#attribute_name}' )

    assert(responseJSON.toString().contains(attrName)): "attrName $attrName doesn't exists in response"

     

    Note: if your response have multiple arrays, and objects. and the assertion attribute coming in particular array/object please navigate to that and do assertion so it will reduce time complexity.

    Ex: assert(responseJSON[i].employees[j].accounts.toString().contains(attrName)): "attrName $attrName doesn't exists in response"

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PrathapR
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maxrussell,

 

If you would like to add "Contains" assertions(taking example), add that assertion to your response, after open that window ,give right click, will see "GetData" option, click on that, you will see all the Testcases etc.., please select your data source step, then select property which you would like to assert from "Properties" grid of "GetData" popup.

 

For EX: If your Data source name, "DataSorce" and property name "Name", then assertion value will be looks like  ${DataSource#Name}

 

And we have to add multiple assertions depends on fields( if you would like to go with all  fields of each row from your excel of your data source). 

If you have have couple of them, better to go with inbuilt assertions(Contains, JSON path match etc..), but if your excel row contains many fields(Cells) for assertion, personally I would say groovy script is better option

Let me know, if you need any help in that groovy script(If you have to go with that).

 

Thanks!

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maxrussell
Contributor
5 years ago

This case is specifically many rows (cells) of data being read into the property in the data source step.

 

The request response needs to assert each cell value (attribute) exists in the response.

 

The assertion method suggested creates the assertion using index, which I'd prefer not to use.

 

When I've tested building the assertion using Get Data from the property, it fails:

$['Elements'][0]['column_name']

${Read_Excel_Sheet#attribute_name}

 

I get an error that:

Comparison failed. Path: ['$Elements'][0]['column_name']]; Expected value: []; Actual value: [actualvalue].

 

the issue I have is that the property appears to be NULL although when tested in the excel datasource, it does return all the desired rows/cells.

 

  • PrathapR's avatar
    PrathapR
    Frequent Contributor
    5 years ago

    maxrussell 

    Can you please check the box for use as regular expression and give like

    $['Elements'][*]['column_name'].

     

    If you have many rows, I would suggest to go by writing assertion in groovy script.

     

    • maxrussell's avatar
      maxrussell
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      If I've understood that suggestion correctly - I've added assertion, Contains type, then in the the dialogue selected - Use token as Regular Expression.

       

      Then in the contains box, I've added in the $['Elements'][*]['column_name']

       

      that results in a missing token response.

       

      I had also already been looking at capturing the property from the test step in a groovy step, but that returns null.

      • PrathapR's avatar
        PrathapR
        Frequent Contributor
        5 years ago

        maxrussell ,

         

        It's little confusing for me, what I understand, from previous, your excel looks like below

         

         

        and when you hit REST call the response gives all the above fields. I mean to say your response contains AAA, 28,AA1, AAB,29, AA2, etc....

         

        If it's correct, please confirm.

         

        If it's not correct, could you please show your excel(Not the exactly one you are using, just give me a sample for idea), so then I can answer exactly without back and forth.