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LennSar
Contributor
3 years ago

Test Case global assertions

 Hi there, I'd like to test a bunch of bad requests and expect the same return code for all of them. By default my "Valid Http Status Codes" Assertion is configured to only allow 200. For my bad req...
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  • LennSar's avatar
    LennSar
    3 years ago

    Hi richie 

     

    based on your data source / loop example I doubt we are talking about the same problem. I have several completely independet requests instead of a requests that can be adjusted using variables. So it would rather be:

     

    Testsuite

    --- TestCase A

    ------- Request A

    --- TestCaseB

    ------- Request B

    .

    .

    .

     

     

    or 

     

    Testsuite

    --- TestCase A

    ------ Request A

    ------ Request B

    ------- .

    ------- .

    ------- .

     

    I realised though that I can copy assertions from one Request to another and with what I can reduce the effort dramatically. 

    Adjusting it in the xml file theoretically sure is possible but obviously we both know how much fun it is to do so 😉 

richie's avatar
richie
Community Hero
3 years ago
Hey LennSar,

There's probably some groovy that would do this, but i'll leave that to someone else.

Are you using a single flat .xml project file or composite? If single file you could edit your project .xml file (be careful!) as ive done this before.

Or....you could rearrange the way youre testing. Rather than have multiple testcases with identical assertions, you could just have a single test request in a datasource/looped testcase.

E.g.

Testsuite
---testcase
------datasource
------Request
------datasource loop

Cheers,

Rich
  • LennSar's avatar
    LennSar
    Contributor
    3 years ago

    Hi richie 

     

    based on your data source / loop example I doubt we are talking about the same problem. I have several completely independet requests instead of a requests that can be adjusted using variables. So it would rather be:

     

    Testsuite

    --- TestCase A

    ------- Request A

    --- TestCaseB

    ------- Request B

    .

    .

    .

     

     

    or 

     

    Testsuite

    --- TestCase A

    ------ Request A

    ------ Request B

    ------- .

    ------- .

    ------- .

     

    I realised though that I can copy assertions from one Request to another and with what I can reduce the effort dramatically. 

    Adjusting it in the xml file theoretically sure is possible but obviously we both know how much fun it is to do so 😉 

    • richie's avatar
      richie
      Community Hero
      3 years ago

      Hey LennSar 

       

      no, no - you can do what I suggest with the DataSource/Looping as long as the Assertions are identical (which is what you mentioned which is why I suggested it) i.e. you can have numerous different requests - the limiting factor is the identical assertions - they must be identical for looping tests (unless you wanna add in a lot of complicated hassle) ......which is why I always use them for negative tests as long as the response doesnt include a payload!

       

      Saves time and gives you the value add of externalising your payloads (which is always desirable) allowing you to tailor your inputs and even outputs accordingly.

       

      Cheers,

       

      Rich

      • LennSar's avatar
        LennSar
        Contributor
        3 years ago

        Hi richie,

         

        could you tell me how you do that or point me to a tutorial? I can't figure out how I can add assertions to a request using data source / loop. Do you manipulate the path of the request with the data source so that a single request becomes several requests?

         

        Thanks,

         

        Lennart