PactumJSaddWaitHandler
Wait Handlers helps us to wait for background tasks to complete before moving to the next test case or API call.
Syntax
js
addWaitHandler(name, cb)
Usage
✅ Correct Usage
js
addWaitHandler('WaitForJob', async (ctx) => {
const { req, res, data, rootData } = ctx;
// custom code
});
Arguments
> name (string)
Name of the wait handler
> cb (function)
Callback function. It will receive a context object that has req, res, data and rootData properties.
Examples
Normal
js
const { handler, spec } = require('pactum');
handler.addWaitHandler('WaitForJob', async (ctx) => {
const { res } = ctx;
await spec()
.get('/api/job/progress')
.withQueryPrams('id', res.json.id)
.expectJson({ status: 'completed' })
.retry(5, 100)
});
await spec()
.post('/trigger/background/job')
.expectStatus(200)
.expectJsonLike({
id: /\w+/
})
.wait('WaitForJob');