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avidCoder
Super Contributor
7 years ago
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How to make the REST request JSON Key's Value dynamic?

Let say, I have following request as JSON:-   { "code":"${DataSource#code}", "ciDate":"${Properties#StartDate}", "coDate":"${Properties#EndDate}" }   I want to make ciDate and coDate dynamic ...
  • JHunt's avatar
    JHunt
    7 years ago

    The Open Source way to do it would be to run a Groovy Script in the same Test Case as your Test Request. As an example:

     

    def step = testRunner.testCase.getTestStepByName("My REST Test Step")
    def data = [
        [startDate: "01/01/2001", endDate: "02/02/2002"],
        [startDate: "03/03/2003", endDate: "04/04/2004"],
        [startDate: "05/05/2005", endDate: "06/06/2006"]
    ]

    data.each {
        testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue("startDate", it.startDate)
        testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue("endDate", it.endDate)
        testRunner.runTestStep( step )
        log.info step.testRequest.responseContentAsString // just logging it here but you could write to file etc
    }

    And request body as:

    {
	"code":"${DataSource#code}",
	"ciDate":"${#TestCase#startDate}",
	"coDate":"${#TestCase#endDate}"
}

    There may be easier ways to do it in Pro, but I wouldn't know about that. I mention it because you have mentioned a DataSource, which I believe is only for Pro.

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PaulMS
Super Contributor

Usually it would be easier to reset the value of a property by script as many times as necessary than to create many properties.

 

If you have already created the properties with an index number at the end of the name then it is possible to use a variable or property to store that index number. To get date values in a request using a property named "Index"

 

{
"code":"${DataSource#code}",
"ciDate":"${= context.testCase.getTestStepByName('Properties').getPropertyValue('StartDate${Properties#Index}' )}",
"coDate":"${= context.testCase.getTestStepByName('Properties').getPropertyValue('EndDate${Properties#Index}' )}",
}

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avidCoder
Super Contributor
7 years ago

But the Index you have mentioned here is all about 1 property of startDate. How to do it for dynamic properties.. I will not be knowing the total number of startDate and endDate. How will I set the index based on that?