Path contains comparison

The path_contains does the same check as contains but allows the check to be made inside JSON object path at any depth. The path accessing pattern follows javascript object accessing patterns.

Syntax

{
  ...
  "expect": {
     "body": {
      "path_contains": {
        "path": "value",
        "path.key1.key": "value"
      }
     }
  }
}

Example

The api has following response.

{
  "people": [
    {
      "name": "ram",
      "age": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Shyam",
      "age": 21
    }
  ]
}

To test using path_contains check:

{
  ...
  "expect": {
    "body": {
      "path_contains": {
        "people[0]": {
          "name": "ram",
        },
        "people[1].name": "Shyam",
        "people": []
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: If a path is not found, the value is always null. If you have a response with null values consider adding the path key in hasKey check as well to see if the key is present or not. Combining with hasKey will ensure the field is present and is null.

General use cases

• The same uses case as contains check but with the ability to compare at any depths.