karate - Match each dosent fail for non existing json path

Question

I have json object in response. If I try an invalid path to extract value and assert it with match each it always passes.

* match each karate.jsonPath(response,"$[*].non.existing.path") == ["text1"]

Am I doing something wrong here?

Please Not: If I give correct path and the value doesn't match with 'text1' it fails. Absolutely no issue there. Seeing issue only with invalid json path.

Answer 1

Yes, this is by design. match each is actually a loop. If the number of items is zero, the match will never be applied.

If you want to ensure that the array needs to be non-empty, add a second check.

* def foo = [1, 2]
* match foo == '#[_ > 0]'
* match each foo == '#number'