Karate call embedded function conditionally

Question

I wrote an embedded function inside my feature file and on a conditional basis, I want to call the function only if the first object of the data array doesn't match dataNotFound definition.

Aprreciate your help.

Scenario: xxxxxx

#Getting data array from DB

• def lenArray = data.length
• def deleteTokens = """ function(lenArray) { for (var i = 0; i<lenArray; i++) { karate.call('deleteTokensCreated.feature', {ownerId: data[i].owner_id, token: data[i].token}); } } """
  • def dataNotFound = {"message": "Data not found!"}
  • def deletedTokens = call deleteTokens lenArray

" eval if (data[0] != dataNotFound ) call deleteTokens lenArray"* doesn't work.

Please, consider I am a business analyst who is trusted with test automation task and has no prior experience with either Java or Karate.

Answer 1

Karate deliberately limits the amount of "logic" you can introduce, please read this for some context, and it may help you navigate this new world better: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54126724/143475

Here's how I would write your scenario, I hope it gets you going:

* def fun = function(){ karate.log('hello world') }
* def data = [{ message: 'not found' }, {message: 'foo'}, {message: 'bar'}]
* if (data[0].message === 'not found') fun()