JSON Assert 0.3.0 released
I’m pleased to announce that JSON Assert version 0.3.0 got released! The following features have been added
and in 0.2.2 the annoying warning message got removed
Building String JSON Path
Writing JSON Paths to assert JSON is no fun at all… That’s why JSON Assert was created in the first place. One doesn’t always want to use this library to perform assertions though. But what one wants to profit from is the fluent interface to create the JSON Path expression.
That’s why with 0.3.0 you can use the new class called JsonPath. It has a single static method builder()
with which you can… well… build the JSON Path. Remember to call jsonPath() to get its String value.
So for instance running this code:
JsonPath.builder().field("some").field("nested").field("anothervalue").isEqualTo(4).jsonPath()
would result in creating the following String JSON Path representation:
$.some.nested[?(@.anothervalue == 4)]
Other examples:
JsonPath.builder().field("some").field("nested").array("withlist").contains("name").isEqualTo("name1").jsonPath() === '''$.some.nested.withlist[*][?(@.name == 'name1')]'''
JsonPath.builder().field("some").field("nested").field("json").isEqualTo("with \"val'ue").jsonPath() === '''$.some.nested[?(@.json == 'with "val\\'ue')]'''
JsonPath.builder().field("some", "nested", "json").isEqualTo("with \"val'ue").jsonPath() === '''$.some.nested[?(@.json == 'with "val\\'ue')]'''
Pass fields as array of Strings
This is a small, handy feature that allows you to write less code. Often you iterate over a JSON that has plenty of fields. With the 0.3.0 release instead of writing:
assertThat(json).field("some").field("nested").field("json").isEqualTo("with \"val'ue")
you can write
assertThat(json1).field("some", "nested", "json").isEqualTo("with \"val'ue")
You get a method that allows you to traverse the JSON fields by passing an array of field names.
Contact
Remember that JSON Assert has its own Gitter channel so in case of questions do not hesitate to contact me there.