Object Files

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Object files are used when tests include uploading binary data such as pictures and videos.

Upload object files in the Errthquake portal on the Test Assets page.

File Formats

All file formats are accepted. Errthquake treats object files as binary files and inserts them into HTTP requests as delimited multipart sections of the request body.

Referencing Object Files in Tests

Reference object files by prefixing the filename with an @ character. Using the filename without an @ character will result in the filename text being used in the HTTP request instead.

Currently the object filename is also the filename used in the HTTP request created for the command. However, any parameter name can be paired with a file value.

Hard Coded Object File

Commands:
  upload:
    Url:  https://api.myservice.com/content/
    Method: PUT
    BodyParams:
      file: "@CoverArt.jpg"

The example includes uploading a file named CoverArt.jpg.

CSV Input Identifying the Object File

user1,password1,abbeyroad,The Beatles,Abbey Road,AbbeyRoadAlbumCover.jpg,42.58

Commands:
  upload:
    Url:  https://api.myservice.com/content/
    Method: PUT
    BodyParams:
      cover: "@{$6}"

This example expands the {$6} input to upload a file named AbbeyRoadAlbumCover.jpg.