Test if entire HTML response is equal to expected HTML

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1

We have an API that returns HTML and want to write tests to validate that the HTML being returned is valid. We are not trying to parse the HTML, just do a direct comparison. Based on similar tests we created for JSON responses, we hoped something like this would work

const body = pm.response.text();
pm.test("check text body", function() {
pm.expect(body).to.eql(
{
<html>
<body>
My expected text here...
</body>
</html>
}
);
});

We get a syntax error: unexpected token ‘<’

2

@james.oleonard Welcome to the community :partying_face:

Here you can try to store the html as a variable and validate against it.

For example, store the expected html response in a global variable.

const body = pm.response.text();
pm.test("check text body", function() {
pm.expect(body).to.eql(pm.globals.get("html_resp"));
;
});
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Thanks but I need to set that global variable, which I tried doing in a pre-request script but then I run into the same problem there.

pm.globals.set("html_resp", "<html>
<body>
My expected text here...
</body>
</html>"
);

Error message is SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token

4

even i am also getting the error SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
if anyone get the solution please post

5

@cryosat-geoscienti17

You have to put the body into a string (wrap it in quotes) as its not a valid JavaScript object hence the unexpected token.

You would then stringify the existing body, so you are comparing like for like. (String comparison for both elements\variables).

6

i found the solution, we can store html data in left quote
Example:
pm.response.to.have.body(`

My expected text here... `)