Can JSON String format be converted to Actual format using groovy? - json

Question

I have the following JSON String format getting from external source:-
What kind of format is this actually?
{
id=102,
brand=Disha,
book=[{
slr=EFTR,
description=Grammer,
data=TYR,
rate=true,
numberOfPages=345,
maxAllowed=12,
currentPage=345
},
{
slr=EFRE,
description=English,
data=TYR,
rate=true,
numberOfPages=345,
maxAllowed=12,
currentPage=345
}]
}
I want to convert this into actual JSON format like this: -
{
"id": "102",
"brand": "Disha",
"book": [{
"slr": "EFTR",
"description": "Grammer",
"data": "TYR",
"rate": true,
"numberOfPages": 345,
"maxAllowed": "12",
"currentPage": 345
},
{
"slr": "EFRE",
"description": "English",
"data": "TYR",
"rate": true,
"numberOfPages": 345,
"maxAllowed": "12",
"currentPage": 345
}]
}
Is this achievable using groovy command or code?

Answer 1

Couple of things:
You do not need Groovy Script test step which is currently there as step3
For step2, Add a 'Script Assertion` with given below script
Provide step name for nextStepName in the script below for which you want to add the request.
//Provide the test step name where you want to add the request
def nextStepName = 'step4'
def setRequestToStep = { stepName, requestContent ->
context.testCase.testSteps[stepName]?.httpRequest.requestContent = requestContent
}
//Check the response
assert context.response, 'Response is empty or null'
setRequestToStep(nextStepName, context.response)
EDIT: Based on the discussion with OP on the chat, OP want to update existing request of step4 for a key and its value as step2's response.
Using samples to demonstrate the change input and desired outputs.
Let us say, step2's response is:
{
"world": "test1"
}
And step4's existing request is :
{
"key" : "value",
"key2" : "value2"
}
Now, OP wants to update value of key with first response in ste4's request, and desired is :
{
"key": {
"world": "test1"
},
"key2": "value2"
}
Here is the updated script, use it in Script Assertion for step 2:
//Change the key name if required; the step2 response is updated for this key of step4
def keyName = 'key'
//Change the name of test step to expected to be updated with new request
def nextStepName = 'step4'
//Check response
assert context.response, 'Response is null or empty'
def getJson = { str ->
new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(str)
}
def getStringRequest = { json ->
new groovy.json.JsonBuilder(json).toPrettyString()
}
def setRequestToStep = { stepName, requestContent, key ->
def currentRequest = context.testCase.testSteps[stepName]?.httpRequest.requestContent
log.info "Existing request of step ${stepName} is ${currentRequest}"
def currentReqJson = getJson(currentRequest)
currentReqJson."$key" = getJson(requestContent)
context.testCase.testSteps[stepName]?.httpRequest.requestContent = getStringRequest(currentReqJson)
log.info "Updated request of step ${stepName} is ${getStringRequest(currentReqJson)}"
}
setRequestToStep(nextStepName, context.request, keyName)

Answer 2

We can convert the invalid JSON format to valid JSON format using this line of code:-
def validJSONString = JsonOutput.toJson(invalidJSONString).toString()