JSONPath assert that element ist fully missing (not just null)

Question

I'd like to assert that an element is completely missing from a JSON, not just null.

I.e. what is the JSONPath, that would match this JSON:

{ "key1": "abc" }

but not this:

{ "key1": "abc", "key2": null }

nor this:

{ "key1": "abc", "key2": "" }

with regards to key2?

For what it's worth, I'm using JSONPath with the Spring MockMVC framework, so any MockMVC ResultMatcher solution is also good.

Chris · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-06 01:19:16Z

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if you use MockMvc you can test your api and assert that field is missing in response like that:

mockMvc.perform(...).andExpect(jsonPath("$.key2").doesNotExist())

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