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sdeevers
Contributor
5 years ago

ReadyAPI header exists assertion failures

Hey all, Noticed something a little strange with the ReadyAPI "Header Exists" assertion. Having a specific header checked to exist seems to be giving me mixed results between test run.   We have ...
  • sdeevers's avatar
    sdeevers
    5 years ago

    The issue with the header exists was on our side as when a specific query parameter was used in the request, the header information was not returned. The assertion helped us be able to narrow down the exact query parameter in the request which was failing he assertion. Once the updated code was in place, the header exists assertion was successful.
    Just another example of how useful the header exists assertion can be in finding an internal issue. 

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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)

Hi sdeevers,

Which ReadyAPI version are you using? The latest product version is 3.5 - could you please check if you see the same behavior in this version? If you do, please submit a ticket to our ReadyAPI Support Team.

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sdeevers
Contributor
5 years ago

Currently using the 3.4.5 release.
After further in-depth investigation of our request, the issue is not with the header exists assertion, but the assertion failure helped us immensely identify where our problem was.
Stu

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    sonya_m
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    5 years ago

    Hi sdeevers ! Could you let me know if there's a final solution for your issue? If yes, please share it with the Community🙂

    • sdeevers's avatar
      sdeevers
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      The issue with the header exists was on our side as when a specific query parameter was used in the request, the header information was not returned. The assertion helped us be able to narrow down the exact query parameter in the request which was failing he assertion. Once the updated code was in place, the header exists assertion was successful.
      Just another example of how useful the header exists assertion can be in finding an internal issue. 

      • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
        TanyaYatskovska
        SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
        5 years ago

        It's great to hear that you managed to solve the issue! Thanks for the update.