Getting 404 when executing scripts in karate

Question

I have a get request which returns 404 when running via karate framework but the same request returns 200 on postman.

Sample Get request - test/messageid

message id is coming from another call to a feature file and I’m adding that in get request path.

The url is also formed proper but it still gives me 404 and the same url, when I paste on postman works totally fine and gives me 200.

What can be the reason ?

I tried to directly declare get request path like - /test/abx-188-abkl

When I hard code the request id in path, it gives me 200 in karate but if this values is dynamically generated by calling another feature file, it gives me 404.

This is so strange.

Answer 1

First approach: Combine both scenarios into one

Feature: Json server crud test

Background: api end point url

    * url 'http://localhost:3000/posts'

Scenario: get created post details

    Given request {"title": "json-server","author": "typicode"}
    When method post
    Then status 201
    And def postId = response.id

    And path postId
    When method get
    Then status 200

Second approach: Calling a feature file inside background section using call once to avoid multiple calls

Feature: Calling Feature

  Background: 
    * def result = callonce read('CalledFile.feature')
    * def postId = result.response.id

   Scenario: get created post details

    Given url 'http://localhost:3000/posts'
    And path postId
    When method get
    Then status 200