How to use RawFileBody to post a json file

[Zhu Hui Wang]

Hello, 

I am trying to write a load test to do a POST to an endpoint using a raw body.

I have a json file which I would like to use to test the POST call. It's something like

{

"x_content": "12",

"y_object":{

"z_content": "34",

"a_content": [

[

[

1.22,

3.44

]

]

]

}

}

  

and it's currently saved in the /data directory. Upon running the test it can't seem to find my test file and after reading the Gatling document, it says all files should be uploaded in the /bodies directory.Do I need to create this directory manually? If so, what should the classpath be? 

Here is an example of my test:

.exec(

  http("post data")

    .post("/test_data")

    .body(RawFileBody("my_request.json"))

    .asJSON

    .check(status.is(200))

) 

[CyberNinja]

from conf/gatling.conf

    directory {

      #data = user-files/data               # Folder where user's data (e.g. files used by Feeders) is located

      #bodies = user-files/bodies           # Folder where bodies are located

      #simulations = user-files/simulations # Folder where the bundle's simulations are located

 

so keep your json file in user-files/bodies folder.

[Zhu Hui Wang]

Ok so I have manually created a bodies folder under resources as my data folder is in resources as well but when i run the test i still get a 'file my_request.json doesn't exist  ' error. 

[Nikolay Degkin]

You can try following:

.exec(http("Set")
 .post("/")
 .body(StringBody("""{"location" : {"address" : {"country" : "USA",},}}""")).asJSON

[CyberNinja]

the bodies directory has to be in user-files folder. If you don't want that, just change gatling.conf to point the bodies directory to the directory that contains your jsons.