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Get Json Value from text

I have a REST response, which contains text and JSON value. I need to get uniqueId from JSON value, what will be the best way?
My JSON is very big, but looks like this:
paymentResponse = Published your custom Transaction json to topic env_txn_endtoend_01 Final json: {"txnId":null, "envelope":{"uniqueId":234234_2344432_23442","rootID":"34534554534" etc...}}
How can I get this uniqueId value = 234234_2344432_23442?

There are many libraries to help with Json Serialization and Deserialization. Jackson Object Mapper is one of the most popular ones.
The code would be something like this. To begin with you would need Java Pojo which represents your json Object e.g. let's consider this example from this tutorial, where you can create a Car Java Object from a Car json string.
ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
String json = "{ \"color\" : \"Black\", \"type\" : \"BMW\" }";
Car car = objectMapper.readValue(json, Car.class); // you should have a Car Class(Pojo) with color, and type attributes

Final json: {"txnId":null,
"envelope":{"uniqueId":234234_2344432_23442","rootID":"34534554534"
etc...}}
How can i get this uniqueId value = 234234_2344432_23442
You could do something like this:
import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
...
String jsonString = '{"txnId":null, "envelope":{"uniqueId":"234234_2344432_23442","rootID":"34534554534"}}'
def slurper = new JsonSlurper()
def json = slurper.parseText(jsonString)
def envelope = json.envelope
String rootId = envelope.rootID
assert rootId == '34534554534'
String uniqueId = envelope.uniqueId
assert uniqueId == '234234_2344432_23442'

How can I convert ArrayList/Set to JSON and post data using postforobject method?

I have set which contains string ["a" , "b" , "c"] , I want to POST json data like (comma seperated and one string)
Here is
JSON
{"view" : "a,b,c",
"fruits" : "apple"}
to the endpoing using Resttemplate postForObject method? I have used GSON but that is not working in my project. Are there any other alternatives?
Here is my code
private run(set<data> datas) {
Set<string> stack = new hashset<>();
iterator<data> itr = datas.iterator();
while (itr.hasnext()) {
data macro = itr.next();
if (//some condition) {
stack.add(macro);
}
}
}
}
Resttemplate.getmessageconverters().add(stringconvertor);
String result = resttemplate.postforobject(endpoint, request, String.class);
}

If the data is in a specific class like format, you could go with the POJO approach that is encouraged by Spring Boot. But looking at your example, it seems like you want to achieve a one time JSON Object response.
import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
public static void run(set<data> datas, string endpoint){
// build your 'stack' set
String joined = String.join(",", stack);
JSONObject obj=new JSONObject();
obj.put("view",joined);
obj.put("fruits","apple");
//return the jsonObject as the response to your entrypoint using your method
}
You could also try the following if you use #ResponseBody annotation in Spring Boot that will convert the Response Body to the appropriate (JSON) format.
HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
map.put("view", joined);
map.put("fruits", "apple");
return map;

Parse querystrings of a request as JSON

I'm going to receive requests with a JSON object passed as querystring which will no longer have a JSON structure, it will be something like this:
http:/mysite/api/doSomething?name=name&address=address...
I need to store it as a String following a JSON structure, the problem is that the original JSON object passed as querystring may have attributes that are collections and I can't figure out a way to parse it back correctly.
Is there a Java function or a library to achieve this easily?

I assume you are using spring mvc/jersey in controller. In that case you can do something like this
#RequestMapping(value = "/mysite/api/doSomething", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String search(
#RequestParam Map<String,String> allRequestParams) {
JSONObject js = new JSONObject();
for (Map.Entry<String,String> entry : allRequestParams.entrySet()){
js.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
String jsonString = js.toString();
}
Basically get all the queryparam and construct JSONObjcet, JACKSON library will not be of much use here.

Rest Assured - deserialize Response JSON as List<POJO>

I have a POJO Artwork. I'm retrieving a List of those objects from a RESTful webservice in the HTTP response body in JSON format. I'm trying to write a Rest Assured-based test that would analyze the returned list. The code looks like this:
Response response = get("/artwork");
List returnedArtworks = response.getBody().as(List.class)
The problem is, I can't get Rest Assured to parse the returned JSON as List<Artwork>. Instead, I get a List<LinkedHashMap>. The map has a proper structure, i.e. could be mapped by Jackson to Artwork object, but I'd like to avoid mapping it manually.
JSON mappings in my model are OK, because when I map single object like this:
Artwork returnedArtwork = response.getBody().as(Artwork.class);
it works fine.
Is it possible to get returnedArtworks as List<Artwork>?

You can do this:
List<Artwork> returnedArtworks = Arrays.asList(response.getBody().as(Artwork[].class));
The trick is to deserialize JSON to an array of objects (because there is no difference between the JSON string of an array or a list), then convert the array to a list.

this solution works for version 3.0.2 (io.restassured):
JsonPath jsonPath = RestAssured.given()
.when()
.get("/order")
.then()
.assertThat()
.statusCode(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.assertThat()
.extract().body().jsonPath();
List<Order> orders = jsonPath.getList("", Order.class);
This will extract the objects for a structure like this:
public class Order {
private String id;
public String getId(){
return id; }
public void setId(String id){
this.id = id;
}
}
with the given json:
[
{ "id" : "5" },
{ "id" : "6" }
]

By using Google's Gson library you can easily parse it to List<Artwork>. Try below code
Gson gson = new Gson();
List<Artwork> returnedArtworks = gson.fromJson(jsonStr, new TypeToken<List<Artwork>>(){}.getType());
//* where jsonStr is the response string(Json) receiving from your Restful webservice

Rest-assured provide an as(java.lang.reflect.Type) next to the version expecting a Class used in the question.
java.lang.reflect.Type type; //TODO defines the type.
Response response = get("/artwork");
List<Artwork> returnedArtworks = response.getBody().as(type)
In my opinion the way the type variable depends from the serialization lib that is used.
If using Gson, as pointed out by Purushotham's answer, TypeToken can be used. I prefer using it directly in rest-assured:
Type type = new TypeToken<List<Artwork>>(){}.getType();
Response response = get("/artwork");
List<Artwork> returnedArtworks = response.getBody().as(type)
When using Jackson, the solution is to use the TypeFactory (javadoc, source) to tell to which type it should be de-serialized:
Type type = TypeFactory.defaultInstance().constructCollectionLikeType(ArrayList.class, Artwork.class);
Response response = get("/artwork");
List<Artwork> returnedArtworks = response.getBody().as(type)

With REST assured 3.0.2 you can simply check if content exists in the array
when().get("/artwork").then().body("artworks", hasItem("some art");
//or check multiple values in array
when().get("/artwork").then().body("artworks", hasItems("some art", "other art");
This way you will avoid complexity in your code by converting JSON to list more examples how to check response content can be found link

REST - How to pass an array of long in parameter with Jersey?

I am trying to pass an array of long with Jersey :
In the client side i have trying something like that :
#GET
#Consume("text/plain")
#Produces("application/xml)
Response getAllAgentsById(#params("listOfId") List<Long> listOfId);
Is there a way to realize something like that?
Thanks in advance!

If you want to stick to "application/xml" format and avoid JSON format, you should wrap this data into a JAXB annotated object, so that Jersey can use the built-in MessageBodyWriter / MessageBodyReader.
#XmlRootElement
#XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
public ListOfIds{
private List<Long> ids;
public ListOfIds() {}
public ListOfIds(List<Long> ids) {
this.ids= ids;
}
public List<Long> getIds() {
return ids;
}
}
On the client side (using Jersey client)
// get your list of Long
List<Long> list = computeListOfIds();
// wrap it in your object
ListOfIds idList = new ListOfIds(list);
Builder builder = webResource.path("/agentsIds/").type("application/xml").accept("application/xml");
ClientResponse response = builder.post(ClientResponse.class, idList);

If you just need to pass array of long its possible without any problem. But I will probably pass the long as comma delimited string. (123,233,2344,232) and then split the string and convert in to long.
If not, I suggest you use Json Serialization. If you are using java client, then google gson is a good option. In client side, I will encode my list:
List<Long> test = new ArrayList<Long>();
for (long i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
test.add(i);
}
String s = new Gson().toJson(test);
And pass this string as post param. In the server side, I will decode like this.
Type collectionType = new TypeToken<List<Long>>() {
} // end new
.getType();
List<Long> longList = new Gson().fromJson(longString,
collectionType);