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timjohnarm
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8 years ago
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How to use Groovy to set Status, Content-Length, Content-Type in the HTTP Response for a MockService

I promise I have genuinely tried and failed to find an answer both here and over on StackOverflow. I've seen a number of variants on my question but nothing where the answer is as simple as mockRespo...
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    KarelHusa
    8 years ago

    You can set an HTTP header by the code:

     

    mockRequest.httpResponse.setHeader('MyHeader', "HiThere;")

    Similarly you can set the Content-Length:

     

    mockRequest.httpResponse.setContentLength(456)

     

    BUT: further processing overrides your settings, e.g. the Content-Length with be the actual length of the response content.

     

    I assume you need to break standard mock processing and return the response by your own, e.g. as with this code in the OnRequest script:

     

    mockRequest.httpResponse.sendError(404)

    There is a conflict between our code and the standard mock processing (which normally has to do the settings). I am not aware yet, hot to tell SoapUI that it shall not override my values.

     

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KarelHusa
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You can set an HTTP header by the code:

 

mockRequest.httpResponse.setHeader('MyHeader', "HiThere;")

Similarly you can set the Content-Length:

 

mockRequest.httpResponse.setContentLength(456)

 

BUT: further processing overrides your settings, e.g. the Content-Length with be the actual length of the response content.

 

I assume you need to break standard mock processing and return the response by your own, e.g. as with this code in the OnRequest script:

 

mockRequest.httpResponse.sendError(404)

There is a conflict between our code and the standard mock processing (which normally has to do the settings). I am not aware yet, hot to tell SoapUI that it shall not override my values.

 

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timjohnarm
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Hello Karel thanks for your response.

 

The missing piece was the httpResponse in the middle.

 

The MockResponse class has its own methods

mockResponse.responseHttpStatus
mockResponse.setResponseHeaders

 

But using httpResponse is easier and at least for me clearer.