running same requests for n time?

[dibalikpohon]

Hi!

I am willing to have sequence of test scenarios like this:

1. Setup. Run multiple same POST requests with different payload. This request adds data to the table.
2. Run tests. The test can be anything, including adding and deleting data.
3. Teardown. Run multiple DELETE request with different path variables. This deletes all the data from the table.

I am okay with number 1 and number 2, but

I was thinking that I could capture id for each inside array like

GET http://localhost:8082/api/data

HTTP 200
[Captures]
ids: jsonpath "$.data[*].id"

so I can use it like this

DELETE http://localhost:8082/api/data/{{ids...}}

HTTP 200

This runs DELETE request for each ids in an array. Kind of like Spread operator in JavaScript.

I appreciate any discussion here. Thank you.

[fabricereix]

we are going to add the repeat option #88, to repeat the same request n times

to inject different variables for each request, we could use the index of the request in the loop/repeat

Implicitly

DELETE http://localhost:8082/api/data/{{ids nth repeat_index}}
[Options]
repeat: 5

HTTP 200

or explicitly

DELETE http://localhost:8082/api/data/{{id}}
[Options]
for: id in ids

HTTP 200

I think I would prefer the explicit version. It may be a bit weird to have that in the [Option] section.
for sure, we will implement the simple repeat option.

[jcamiel]

@dibalikpohon --repeat option has been implemented in Hurl 5.0.0, either by command line

$ hurl --repeat 2 a.hurl b.hurl

will run a.hurl b.hurl a.hurl b.hurl

Or on a specific request:

GET https://foo.com
HTTP 200

GET https://bar.com
[Options]
repeat: 10
HTTP 200

[gaetan-osrd]

I tried this

GET https://api.restful-api.dev/objects
HTTP 200
[Captures]
ids: jsonpath "$[*].id"
number: jsonpath "$[*].id" count
GET https://api.restful-api.dev/object/{{ ids nth repeat_count }}
[Options]
repeat: {{ number }}
HTTP 200

but it failed with

error: Unrenderable expression
  --> coffees.hurl:6:43
   |
 6 | GET https://api.restful-api.dev/object/{{ ids nth repeat_count }}

Did I miss something ? The ultimate goal is to test batch upload worked fine by getting extra properties from each uploaded entries

Edit anyway repeat_count is not a variable

[jcamiel]

Hi @gaetan-osrd

This syntax {{ ids nth repeat_count }} is not yet supported by Hurl. Not sure how to adress it but if your APIs respect some pagination or HATEOAS style you can update a "next" id or next URL to be updated within the repeat loop:

GET https://api.restful-api.dev/objects
HTTP 200
[Captures]
ids: jsonpath "$[*].id"
number: jsonpath "$[*].id" count
id: ids first

GET https://api.restful-api.dev/object/{{id}}
[Options]
repeat: {{ number }}
HTTP 200
[Captures]
id: jsonpath "$.next.id"

In this sample, the variable id is updated for each loop

[gaetan-osrd]

Unfortunately I don't have the notion of sequences. I guess the idea of the unrenderable things shoudl be to evaluate the whole expression and check the type like it's done in captures. I might give it a try at a moment if I should need it later