How to bypass errors and parse json field values - rest-assured

Question

How to deserialize below JSON?
When i am using below code
Response response=engine.getResponse(Method.GET,strURL,strBAUsername,strBAPassword,null,ContentType.JSON);
userEdit=response.as(TestUserRoleInfoList.class); // TestUserRoleInfoList is a POJO class
#JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown=true)
public class TestUserRoleInfoList {
#JsonProperty("userRoleInfoList")
List<UserRoleInfo> userRoleInfo=new ArrayList<UserRoleInfo>();
public List<UserRoleInfo> getUserRoleInfo() {
return userRoleInfo;
}
public void setUserRoleInfo(List<UserRoleInfo> userRoleInfo) {
this.userRoleInfo = userRoleInfo;
}
}
Somehow it unable to parse Regions internal class. But i am least bothered. I need collectionRole fields.
How can i get the list of collection roles?
{
"id": 5595,
"userName": "abc",
"firstName": "abc",
"lastName": "ijk",
"additionalName": "Ernest",
"namePrefix": {
"id": null,
"prefix": null,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"nameSuffix": {
"id": null,
"suffix": null,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"emplId": "11111",
"workDayId": "11111",
"staffEmailAddress": null,
"facultyEmailAddress": "abc.xyz#xxxx.edu",
"userRoleInfoList": [
{
"userId": 5595,
"collectionRole": "program-chair",
"regions": [
{
"id": 1,
"region": "Germany 1",
"regionalDirectorFirstName": "aaaa",
"regionalDirectorLastName": "bbbb",
"associateDirectorFirstName": null,
"associateDirectorLastName": null,
"division": {
"id": 2,
"name": "Europe",
"deletedFlag": false,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"deletedFlag": false,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
}
],
"school": {
"id": 3,
"name": "Arts and Sciences",
"dean": null,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"facultyPhoto": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"userId": 5595,
"collectionRole": "faculty",
"regions": [
{
"id": 3,
"region": "Germany 1",
"regionalDirectorFirstName": "aaaa",
"regionalDirectorLastName": "bbbb",
"associateDirectorFirstName": null,
"associateDirectorLastName": null,
"division": {
"id": 2,
"name": "Europe",
"deletedFlag": false,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"deletedFlag": false,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
}
],
"school": {
"id": 3,
"name": "Arts and Sciences",
"dean": null,
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
},
"facultyPhoto": null,
"primary": true
}
]
}

Answer 1

You can use org.json.JSONObject
Response response = when()
.get("api_url")
.then()
.extract().response();
JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(response.getBody().asString());
JSONArray jsonArray = jsonObject.getJSONArray("userRoleInfoList");
List<String> stringList = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.length(); i++) {
stringList.add(jsonArray.getJSONObject(i).getString("collectionRole"));
}
System.out.println(stringList);
This will output [program-chair, faculty]