Not able to read '#' symbol from a csv file in karate [duplicate] - karate

Question

I want to write data-driven tests passing dynamic values reading from external file (csv).
Able to pass dynamic values from csv for simple strings (account number & affiliate id below). But, using embedded expressions, how can I pass dynamic values from csv file for "DealerReportFormats" json array below?
Any help is highly-appreciated!!
Scenario Outline: Dealer dynamic requests
Given path '/dealer-reports/retrieval'
And request read('../DealerTemplate.json')
When method POST
Then status 200
Examples:
| read('../DealerData.csv') |
DealerTemplate.json is below
{
"DealerId": "FIXED",
"DealerName": "FIXED",
"DealerType": "FIXED",
"DealerCredentials": {
"accountNumber": "#(DealerCredentials_AccountNumber)",
"affiliateId": "#(DealerCredentials_AffiliateId)"
},
"DealerReportFormats": [
{
"name": "SalesReport",
"format": "xml"
},
{
"name": "CustomerReport",
"format": "txt"
}
]
}
DealerData.csv:
DealerCredentials_AccountNumber,DealerCredentials_AffiliateId
testaccount1,123
testaccount2,12345
testaccount3,123456

Answer 1

CSV is only for "flat" structures, so trying to mix that with JSON is too ambitious in my honest opinion. Please look for another framework if needed :)
That said I see 2 options:
a) use proper quoting and escaping in the CSV
b) refer to JSON files
Here is an example:
Scenario Outline:
* json foo = foo
* print foo
Examples:
| read('test.csv') |
And test.csv is:
foo,bar
"{ a: 'a1', b: 'b1' }",test1
"{ a: 'a2', b: 'b2' }",test2
I leave it as an exercise to you if you want to escape double-quotes. It is possible.
Option (b) is you can refer to stand-alone JSON files and read them:
foo,bar
j1.json,test1
j2.json,test2
And you can do * def foo = read(foo) in your feature.