How to pass HashMap as input in the DataProvider method

[Sailesh Jha]

Hi All,

I have one test method which requires couple of the Maps as input, like below :

    @Test(dataProvider = "getEventsAPIInput", dataProviderClass = GetEventsDataProvider.class, description = "Get Events API Test")
    public void testEvents(String testCaseId, String testCaseDescription, String testCaseType, Map<String, String> queryParams )


Now, if I want to provide inputs to this method using DataProvider class, I dont know how to pass Maps as input :

    public static Object[][] getEventsAPIInput()
    {

        Object[][] retObjArr = {

                {
                    "TC_001", "TestCase1", "positive", <How_To_Pass_Map_With_Multiple_KeyValue_Pairs>
                },         
                {
                    "TC_002", "TestCase2", "negative", <How_To_Pass_Map_With_Multiple_KeyValue_Pairs>
                },         
                {
                    "TC_003", "TestCase3", "positive", <How_To_Pass_Map_With_Multiple_KeyValue_Pairs>
                },         
                {
                    "TC_004", "TestCase4", "positive", <How_To_Pass_Map_With_Multiple_KeyValue_Pairs>
                },         
               
            };

        return retObjArr;
    }

My Input map will contain several key value pairs, and I dont want to initialize the map for each row in the DataProvider Object[][] . Can someone help how to pass the map with values ?

[Krishnan Mahadevan]

The DataProvider is going to be called only once and after that TestNG iterates between the 2D array that your data provider constructs and the @Test annotated method.

So there is nothing different from how you are passing Strings for each of your row iteration !

Thanks & Regards
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[Hubert Grzeskowiak]

Try something like this:

    public static Object[][] getEventsAPIInput()
    {

            HashMap<String, String> queryParams1 = new HashMap<String, String>();
            queryParams1.put("my key", "my value");
            HashMap<String, String> queryParams2 = new HashMap<String, String>();

        Object[][] retObjArr = {

                {
                    "TC_001", "TestCase1", "positive", queryParams1
                },         
                {
                    "TC_002", "TestCase2", "negative", queryParams2
                }
               
            };

        return retObjArr;
    }

[Harmeet Singh Gujral]

Hi Sailesh Jha,

hope you might have got answer to your query.

Even i am looking for a solution for same. If you have any input could you please share it.

Thanks

Harmeet

[Vimal Raj]

Hi Harmeet,

I hope Krishnan's and Hubert's replies solved the query. What are you expecting to solve?

Thanks

Vimalraj

http://vimalselvam.com