Include predefined test template

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Is there a way of including a predefined set of tests into a collection

As a simple example, let’s say a number of tests include the following json that we want to run tests against

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Some sort off response",
  "error": null
  //more json
}

we then write the following tests

pm.test("my_test json validation", function () {

    var jsonData = pm.response.json();

    pm.expect(jsonData).to.be.an("object");

    pm.expect(jsonData.success).to.be.true;

    pm.expect(jsonData.message).to.be.a("string");

    pm.expect(jsonData.user.hasOwnProperty("error")).to.be.true;

    if (!jsonData.success) {
        pm.expect(jsonData.error).to.be.a("string");
    }

What I would prefer is something like this

pm.test("my_test json validation", function () {

    @include success_tests

pm.test("my_test2 json validation", function () {

    @include success_tests
...

where sucess_tests would be an extension of a collection variables to include



var jsonData = pm.response.json();

pm.expect(jsonData).to.be.an("object");

pm.expect(jsonData.success).to.be.true;

pm.expect(jsonData.message).to.be.a("string");

pm.expect(jsonData.user.hasOwnProperty("error")).to.be.true;

if (!jsonData.success) {
    pm.expect(jsonData.error).to.be.a("string");
}
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Hi @paul.gullett,

You could have the test set in the test script section of the collection itself. This section is fired off after every request sent in the collection.

Hope this helps.