Comparing XML Documents

Applies to ReadyAPI 3.52, last modified on April 25, 2024

You can use Groovy scripts to compare two XML documents.

Where to use

There are several ways to run this script:

Example

Groovy

import org.custommonkey.xmlunit.*
import org.xml.sax.SAXException

// Get XML documents
def request = context.expand( '${Request 1#Response}' )
def response = context.expand( '${Request 2#Response}' )

// Create a list of elements to ignore
Set<String> ignoreList = new HashSet<String>()
ignoreList.add("dateTime")
ignoreList.add("packageId")

// Create an object with differences between documents
Diff myDiff = new Diff(request, response)
DetailedDiff diff = new DetailedDiff(myDiff)

// Get a list of all differences
List allDifferences = diff.getAllDifferences()

// Loop through all differences and find their node names
for (int i = 0; i < allDifferences.size(); i++) {
    diffNodeName =""

    // Check the node type to get the right node name
    nodeType = allDifferences.get(i).getTestNodeDetail().getNode().getNodeType()

    if (nodeType == 1) {

        // Get the name of the node if the difference is in the comment
        diffNodeName = allDifferences.get(i).getTestNodeDetail().getNode().getNodeName()
    } else {

    // Get the name of the parent node if the difference is not in the comment
    diffNodeName = allDifferences.get(i).getControlNodeDetail().getNode().getParentNode().getNodeName()
    }

    // Make sure that the node with a difference is not on the list of nodes to ignore
    if (!ignoreList.contains(diffNodeName)) {

        // Fail assertion
         assert false
    }
}

assert true

See Also

Access Request XML Content
Parse JSON and XML
Parse XML Values
Request Editor Interface
Scripting

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