Accessing and testing contents of ArrayList<String> using GPath syntax

[Steve Webb]

I has a response body like this

enter code here

{
"applicationName": "Service MyService",
"someData": [
    {
        "name": "check1",
        "props": [
            "AAaa"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "check2",
        "props": [
            "BBbb",
            "CCcc"
        ]
    }
]
}

Now I can use the following code and the test passes.

        given().log().all()
        .accept(JSON).expect().statusCode(SC_OK)
    .when().log().all()
        .get(contextPath + "/test")
    .then().log().all()
        .body("someData.name",
            IsCollectionWithSize.hasSize(2))
        .body("someData.name",
            allOf(hasItems("check1", "check2")))
        .body("someData.findAll {it.name == 'check1'}.props", 
            IsCollectionWithSize.hasSize(1))
        .body("healthReports.findAll {it.name == 'check2'}.props", 
            IsCollectionWithSize.hasSize(2)));

However if I then attempt to check the values in the props field it fails I think because a ArrayList is returned and the matchers are checking on String.

        given().log().all()
        .accept(JSON).expect().statusCode(SC_OK)
    .when().log().all()
        .get(contextPath + "/test")
    .then().log().all()
        .body("someData.name",
            IsCollectionWithSize.hasSize(2))
        .body("healthReports.findAll {it.name == 'check1'}.props", 
                    IsCollectionContaining.hasItems(startsWith("AA")));

I'm not sure how from the findAll ...props I can check the contents of the ArrayList.

The error displayed is:

JSON path someData.findAll {it.name == 'check1'}.props doesn't match.
Expected: (a collection containing a string starting with "AA")
Actual: [[AAaa]]

Any idea's ?

[Johan Haleby]

That's probably because a list of lists are returned. First you find all elements in that contains name == 'check1' (which returns a list) and in this list you return the "props" which is also a list. Thus you get a nested list back. Add "flatten()" to your path ro return a flat list:

"healthReports.findAll {it.name == 'check1'}.props.flatten()"

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[Steve Webb]

Hi Johan thanks for the reply, I realised myself just before reading your reply! I changed the findAll to find and no list of list anymore.

Thanks for the quick response :)

Steve