`include_json` matcher doesn't introspect arrays of objects

[bencates]

expect(%([{"foo": "bar"}])).to include_json(%("bar"))

Should pass but doesn't.

[laserlemon]

Inclusion is one level deep.

expect(%([{"foo":"bar"}])).to include_json(%({"foo":"bar"}))

will pass. Your example is intended to fail.

[bencates]

Fair enough, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about testing my use case. Perhaps you could give me a little guidance.

I've got a record that looks like this, but with many more irrelevant fields removed:

{
  "people": [{
    "id": 1,
    "address": {
      "street1": "123 Main St.",
      "city": "Anytown",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": 90210
    }
  }]
}

I'm trying to unit test the JSON of the embedded address hash without having to specify the rest of the person record. I was wanting to write something like this:

expect(response.body).to include_json(%(
  {
    "street1": "123 Main St.",
    "city": "Anytown",
    "state": "CA",
    "zip": 90210
  }
)).at_path('people/0/address')

Any thoughts on how to rewrite that test so it'll work?

[charlierudolph]

You test could be exactly as you're written it but use the matcher be_json_eql instead of include_json

[bencates]

/headdesk

Thanks.