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user1107173
user1107173

Reputation: 10774

Node: Mocha TDD sending Array in body

Below is the following body format I need to send in a request:

[{
  "user_id": "861",
  "username": "userA",
  "friend_id": "1270"
},
{
  "user_id": "861",
  "username": "userB",
  "friend_id": "1270"
}]

I created the following Test:

describe('POST /friends/add', () => {
    it('should return an array of Friend Objects ', (done) => {
        request(app)
            .post('/friend/add')
            .set('auth', token)
            .send([
                {
                    "user_id": authUserId,
                    "username": filteredUsers[0].username,
                    "friend_id": filteredUsers[0].id
                }, {
                    "user_id": authUserId,
                    "username": filteredUsers[2].username,
                    "friend_id": filteredUsers[2].id
                }, {
                    "user_id": authUserId,
                    "username": filteredUsers[3].username,
                    "friend_id": filteredUsers[3].id
                }
            ])
            .expect(200)
            .expect((res) => {
                expect(res.body.email).toBe(email)
            })
            .end((err, res) => {
                if (err) {
                    return done(err)
                }
                return done()
            })
    })
})

Question: is .send([{ }]) is creating the body parameter in the format mentioned above? an array of objects?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1308

Answers (1)

luboskrnac
luboskrnac

Reputation: 24581

API you are using for test querying looks like SuperTest, which under the hood uses SuperAgent. Here is SuperAgent documentation for send.

So yes, it will use your array, convert it into JSON and send it in body to your endpoint under test.

Upvotes: 1

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