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Mandar Lad
Mandar Lad

Reputation: 69

How to import a JSON from an external file into a Cucumber Feature file (Javascript/Node version)?

In one of our tests, a JSON payload for a POST operation must be externalized for two reasons:

  1. The JSON payload would vary per environment and we do not want to tie it up in the feature file
  2. It has a slightly complex structure and we do not wish to bloat the feature steps

Below is an example of the sample test that will provide some more context:

@post-operation
Scenario: Verify that POST /<some url> is successful
    Given I have a valid access token from Ping
    ** import JSON payload from external file, store it in context and use it here or in Gherkin definition that implements below step ** 
    When I POST to /<some url>
    And response code should be 200
    And ** some more actions **

Would appreciate your responses. Thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1188

Answers (1)

diabolist
diabolist

Reputation: 4099

Give the payload a name and then get the payload in your step definition or better yet a helper method called by your step definition.

Rewrite you scenario so instead of it talking about how you are doing something it talks about WHAT you are doing and WHY its important. The scenario should not even mention things like POST, url, response code instead it should be talking about what you are achieving by doing this interaction.

If you really don't want to take this approach then use a unit testing tool instead, its much more appropriate for doing the sort of thing your scenario is doing, and you won't have the same problems getting external things because you are always in code.

Upvotes: 2

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