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XML responses

DrevOps\BehatSteps\Steps\Web\XmlTrait - Source, Example, Helpers

Assert XML responses with element and attribute checks.

  • Assert response is valid XML format.
  • Assert XML element existence and content.
  • Assert XML attribute values.
  • Assert XML structure and namespace usage.

Steps​

@Given the response XML is loaded from the file :filename

Set the response XML content from a fixture file 

Given the response XML is loaded from the file "xml_valid.xml"
@Given the response XML is the following:

Set the response XML content directly from a PyString 

Given the response XML is the following:
  """
  <?xml version="1.0"?><root><item>value</item></root>
  """
@When I print the last XML response

Print the last XML response 

When I print the last XML response
@Then the response should be in XML format

Assert that a response is valid XML 

Then the response should be in XML format

# Content set by a fixture step is validated instead of the page content.
Given the response XML is loaded from the file "xml_valid.xml"
Then the response should be in XML format
@Then the response should not be in XML format

Assert that a response is not valid XML 

Then the response should not be in XML format

# Content set by a fixture step is validated instead of the page content.
Given the response XML is loaded from the file "xml_invalid.xml"
Then the response should not be in XML format
@Then the XML element :element should exist

Assert that an XML element exists 

Then the XML element "//book" should exist
Then the XML element "/library/book[@id='123']" should exist
@Then the XML element :element should not exist

Assert that an XML element does not exist 

Then the XML element "//nonexistent" should not exist
Then the XML element "/library/book[@id='999']" should not exist
@Then the XML element :element should have the value :value

Assert that an XML element content equals specified text 

Then the XML element "//title" should have the value "The Great Adventure"
Then the XML element "/library/book[1]/author" should have the value "John Doe"
@Then the XML element :element should not have the value :value

Assert that an XML element content does not equal specified text 

Then the XML element "//title" should not have the value "Wrong Title"
Then the XML element "/library/book[1]/author" should not have the value "Wrong Author"
@Then the XML element :element should contain :value

Assert that an XML element contains specified text 

Then the XML element "//description" should contain "sample book"
Then the XML element "/library/book[1]/description" should contain "detailed"
@Then the XML element :element should not contain :value

Assert that an XML element does not contain specified text 

Then the XML element "//description" should not contain "nonexistent"
Then the XML element "/library/book[1]/title" should not contain "wrong"
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should exist

Assert that an XML attribute exists on an element 

Then the XML attribute "id" on the element "//book" should exist
Then the XML attribute "category" on the element "/library/book[1]" should exist
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should not exist

Assert that an XML attribute does not exist on an element 

Then the XML attribute "nonexistent" on the element "//book" should not exist
Then the XML attribute "missing" on the element "/library/book[1]" should not exist
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should have the value :value

Assert that an XML attribute value equals specified text 

Then the XML attribute "id" on the element "//book" should have the value "123"
Then the XML attribute "category" on the element "/library/book[1]" should have the value "fiction"
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should not have the value :value

Assert that an XML attribute value does not equal specified text 

Then the XML attribute "id" on the element "//book" should not have the value "999"
Then the XML attribute "category" on the element "/library/book[1]" should not have the value "science"
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should contain :value

Assert that an XML attribute value contains specified text 

Then the XML attribute "category" on the element "//book" should contain "fic"
Then the XML attribute "id" on the element "/library/book[1]" should contain "12"
@Then the XML attribute :attribute on the element :element should not contain :value

Assert that an XML attribute value does not contain specified text 

Then the XML attribute "category" on the element "//book" should not contain "science"
Then the XML attribute "id" on the element "/library/book[1]" should not contain "999"
@Then the XML element :element should have :count element(s)

Assert that an XML element has a specific number of child elements 

Then the XML element "//library" should have "3" elements
Then the XML element "/library" should have "3" elements
@Then the XML should use the namespace :namespace

Assert that the XML uses a specific namespace 

Then the XML should use the namespace "http://example.com/custom"
@Then the XML should not use the namespace :namespace

Assert that the XML does not use a specific namespace 

Then the XML should not use the namespace "http://example.com/nonexistent"
@Then the response should match the following XSD schema:

Assert that the response validates against an inline XSD schema 

Then the response should match the following XSD schema:
  """
  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <xs:element name="note" type="xs:string"/>
  </xs:schema>
  """
@Then the response should match the XSD schema in the file :filename

Assert that the response validates against an XSD schema from a file 

Then the response should match the XSD schema in the file "xml_schema.xsd"
@Then the response should match the following DTD:

Assert that the response validates against an inline DTD 

Then the response should match the following DTD:
  """
  <!ELEMENT note (#PCDATA)>
  """
@Then the response should match the DTD in the file :filename

Assert that the response validates against a DTD from a file 

Then the response should match the DTD in the file "xml_schema.dtd"
@Then the response should match the following RelaxNG schema:

Assert that the response validates against an inline RelaxNG schema 

Then the response should match the following RelaxNG schema:
  """
  <element name="note" xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0">
    <text/>
  </element>
  """
@Then the response should match the RelaxNG schema in the file :filename

Assert that the response validates against a RelaxNG schema from a file 

Then the response should match the RelaxNG schema in the file "xml_schema.rng"
@Then the response should be a valid RSS feed

Assert that the response is a valid RSS 2.0 feed 

Then the response should be a valid RSS feed
@Then the response should be a valid Atom feed

Assert that the response is a valid Atom feed 

Then the response should be a valid Atom feed