Struggling to parameterize an assertion value in groovy script

Hi,

I have a script assertion (courtesy of @nmrao) which verifies an .json response's specific attribute is the same value for repeating groups within the response.  It is as follows:

assert context.response, 'Request parameter is correct'
def json = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(context.response)
//assert json.data.Name.every{1== it}
//OR the next line
assert json.data.Name.every{context.expand('${REST Request#Name}') == it}  //this is the same assertion as the previous line except I'm parameterizing the assertion's expected result value

I have a script (yet again, courtesy of nmrao) that dynamically builds a GET REST request using template/URI and query parameter values from properties set on the test case and a Properties step

//Script developed by Rao
//import decs
import groovy.json.*
import wslite.rest.*

def serviceHost = context.expand ('${#Project#TestEndpoint}') //'https://whatevs.azurewebsites.net'
//Below to handle template parameter, additional $ required before
def getNamespaceDatasetPath = '''/api/1/${namespace}/${dataset}'''
//define all template param values as shown below
def binding = [namespace : context.expand( '${#TestCase#namespace}') , dataset : context.expand('${#TestCase#dataset}')]
//def binding = [namespace : 'certification-nomenclature', dataset : 'certification-nomenclature']

def template = new groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine().createTemplate(getNamespaceDatasetPath)

def queryParams = [:]
//Get the properties of Property Test step
context.testCase.testSteps["Properties"].properties.each {
queryParams[it.key] = it.value.value
}
def client = new RESTClient(serviceHost)
def response = client.get(path: template.make(binding) as String,
accept: ContentType.JSON,
query : queryParams
)
assert response.statusCode == 200
log.info groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(response.text)

def object = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.text)

assert object.header.success == true

I wanted to add in the assertion (from the script assertion) into my groovy script test step - now if I copy in the script assertion making a couple of changes - the script assertion works in the groovyscript but ONLY if I use the hardcoded assertion line, rather than the parameterized line.

assert json.data.Name.every{1== it}  //hardcoded line
assert json.data.Name.every{context.expand('${REST Request#Name}') == it}  //parameterized line

So my attempt at the complete groovy script is as follows:

//Script developed by Rao
//import decs
import groovy.json.*
import wslite.rest.*

def serviceHost = context.expand ('${#Project#TestEndpoint}') //'https://whatevs.azurewebsites.net'
//Below to handle template parameter, additional $ required before
def getNamespaceDatasetPath = '''/api/1/${namespace}/${dataset}'''
//define all template param values as shown below
def binding = [namespace : context.expand( '${#TestCase#namespace}') ,  dataset : context.expand('${#TestCase#dataset}')]
//def binding = [namespace : 'certification-nomenclature', dataset : 'certification-nomenclature']

def template = new groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine().createTemplate(getNamespaceDatasetPath)

def queryParams = [:]
//Get the properties of Property Test step
context.testCase.testSteps["Properties"].properties.each {
	queryParams[it.key] = it.value.value
}
def client = new RESTClient(serviceHost)
def response = client.get(path: template.make(binding) as String,
					 accept: ContentType.JSON,
					 query : queryParams
					 )
assert response.statusCode == 200
log.info groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(response.text)

def object = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.text)

assert object.header.success == true


assert response.text, 'Request parameter is correct'  //This line was context.response rather than response.text in the script assertion
//def json = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(response.text)  //this line isn't needed as I already pass the response to the object variable above
assert object.data.CertificateType_Name.every{'Other certificates'== it}  //groovy executes and passes 
//OR
assert object.data.CertificateType_Name.every{context.expand('${REST Request#CertificateType_Name}') == it} //groovy executes but this assertion fails

Essentially when I comment out the hardcoded line and uncomment the parameterized line - the assertion fails.

I have spent the last 2 days playing with this trying to get the parameterized line working.  I have 2000 tests to create in ReadyAPI! and this is one of the final problems to my being able to parameterize a large percentage of my tests so I could just have 1 looping test case and just datasource all the requests.

Can anyone see what I'm missing? - I keep thinking I've spotted the problem, but I just don't know enough about groovy to spot it

Many thanks to all!

richie