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bmcim123
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Assertions to verify items are being returned in alphabetical order/ascending/descending order etc

    How can I perform assertions on the RESPONSE of a REST API request in order to verify the items (such as DocumentID are being returned in alphabetical order/ascending/descending order...
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bmcim123
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8 years ago

Hi

 

After calling a API used for sorting, please see further below the typical JSON Response I need to perform assertions on.

 

 

Please note the results for transactionId are being returned in ascending order so I need to perform an assertion on this.  I will need to carry out other assertions on new API calls for results being returned in descending order etc.

 

JSON Response

 

"results": [
{
"transactionId": 001
"documentNumber": "1234",
"purchaseDate": "2012-05-01T00:00:00",
"uploadedBy": "Kane, Lucy"
},
{
"transactionId": 002,
"userId": "f4b012345678",
"documentNumber": "105343998358653377",
"customerReference": "32145",
"purchaseDate": "2004-12-01T00:00:00",
"uploadedBy": "Mac, Mike"
},
{
"transactionId": 003,
"userId": "f4b0d0c3",
"documentNumber": "1085593563205677",
"purchaseDate": "2006-09-21T00:00:00",
"uploadedBy": "Kelly, Anne"
},

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    nmrao
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    8 years ago
    Was it a number or string? Just because, they are padded with zeros.
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      bmcim123
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      8 years ago

      It is an integer.  For other API calls I will also need to need to assert on strings (whether they are being returned in ascending/descending order).  In other words, I need a solution for both. Thanks.

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        nmrao
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        8 years ago
        Ok, thank you for clarifying. What is the other field / property name?
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      bmcim123
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      8 years ago

      The response for TransactionId should not include leading zeros (I used dummy data), apologies this is an Integer field. Apologies for the confusion.