Karate: Trying to get global headers working [duplicate] - karate

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Is there a way to update the headers in one feature file and use the Auth token from Karate.config.js?
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I'm trying to setup a framework to run Graphql calls and create and E2E environment.
I've got the following setup so far but i can't seem to get the headers part of it working. i have managed to set the auth for each request and it all works but as it logs in for each request it doesn't really work as expected.
I want do the following steps:
run a login Test (different usernames valid/invalid)
run a logout test (Ensure token is removed)
Then login with correct user and extract the "set-cookie" header (to use globally for all future requests)
I was trying to use the following:
Karate-config.js
karate.callSingle('classpath:com/Auth/common-headers.feature', config);
headers.js
function fn() {
var headers = {}
headers["set-cookie"] = sessionAccessId
karate.log('Cookie Value: ', headers)
return headers
}
common-headers.feature
Feature: Login to Application and extract header
Background:
* url serverAuthenticateUri
* header Accept = 'application/json'
Scenario: 'Login to the system given credentials'
Given request { username: '#(username)', password: '#(password)'}
When method post
Then status 200
And match $.success == '#(result)'
And def myResult = response
* def sessionAccessId = responseHeaders['set-cookie'][0]
* configure headers = read('classpath:headers.js')
* print 'headers:', karate.prevRequest.headers
feature-file.feature
Feature: sample test script
Background:
* url serverBaseUri
* def caseResp = call read('classpath:com/E2E/POC/CommonFeatures/CreateCaseRequest.feature')
* def caseReqId = caseResp.response.data.createCaseAndRequest.siblings[0].id
* def caseId = caseResp.response.data.createCaseAndRequest.siblings[0].forensicCaseId
* def graphQlCallsPath = 'classpath:com/E2E/POC/GraphQl/intForensic/'
* def commmonFiles = 'classpath:E2E/CommonFiles/'
Scenario: TC1a - Request Server Details from Config DB (1st Run):
Should handle requesting Server Details Data from Config Database.
* def queryFile = graphQlCallsPath + '20-TC1a_req_req_valid_id.graphql'
* def responseFile = graphQlCallsPath + '20-TC1a_resp_req_valid_id.json'
Given def query = read(queryFile)
And replace query.reqId = caseReqId
And request { query: '#(query)' }
When method post
Then status 200
And json resp = read(responseFile)
And replace resp.reqId = caseReqId
And replace resp.caseID = caseId
And match resp == $
I can log in correctly and i get the set-cookie token but this isn't being passed on the feature-file.feature and i get an error saying "not logged in" in the response.
Any help appreciated! I might be looking at this totally wrong and i have tried to follow the shared-scope as much as i can but can't understand in.

Answer 1

Please make this change and hopefully that works !
headers["set-cookie"] = karate.get('sessionAccessId');
Why is explained here: (read the whole section carefully) https://github.com/intuit/karate#configure-headers
EDIT: one more suggestion:
var temp = karate.callSingle('classpath:com/Auth/common-headers.feature', config);
karate.configure('headers', { 'set-cookie': temp.sessionAccessId });
Some extra suggestions:
If you have just started with Karate - based on your question I would suggest you get one flow working in a single Scenario first without any use of call and with nothing whatsoever in karate-config.js. Hard-code everything and get it working first. Use the header keyword to set any headers you need. I also see you are trying to set a set-cookie header (which may work) but Karate has a special keyword for cookie.
And don't even think about callSingle() to start with :)
Once you get that first "hard-coded" flow working, then attempt to configure headers and then only finally try to do "framework" stuff. You seem to have jumped straight into super-complexity without getting the basics right.
Please read this other answer as well, because I suspect that you or someone in your team is attempting to introduce what I refer to as "too much re-use": https://stackoverflow.com/a/54126724/143475 - try not to do this.
Also note that your question is so complex that I have not been able to follow it, so please ask a simpler or more specifc question next time. If you still are stuck, kindly follow this process: https://github.com/intuit/karate/wiki/How-to-Submit-an-Issue