http-client.md

HTTP Client

Initialize resource in config.yml:

resources:
  - name: # name of the resource
    type: http/client
    ready_check: false
    params:
      base_url: # application based url

Glossary

• target - endpoint composed by request method & target separated by space

  Example:

  • GET /hello/world
  • POST http://google.com/hello/world

Actions

• Send Request - to send http request

Given "$resourceName" send request to "$target"

• Send Request with Body - to send http request with request body

Given "$resourceName" send request to "$target" with body
"""
    $requestBody
"""

Given "$resourceName" send request to "$target" with payload
"""
    $requestBody
"""

• Check response code - to check response code of request that been made

Then "$resourceName" response code should be $statusCode

• Check response header - to check header values of to a request that has been made

Then "$resourceName" repsonse header "$headerName" should be "$headerValue"

• Check response body - to check response body of request that been made

Then "$resourceName" response body should be
"""
  $responseBody
"""