Duplicate request initiated and not sure why, causes issues when trying to run all cucumber scenarios at once - cucumber, pactum

[Nikita363]

I am having trouble with with my Given an authorised user # test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:12 step in my cucumber, pactum setup.

I have a Background step that runs before each test to get the auth bearer token for use in next steps. If I use await pactum.spec() it stops the duplicate request issue but I get 'Invalid URL'

    ✖ Given an authorised user # test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:12
        TypeError: Invalid URL
            at new URL (node:internal/url:814:29)
            at setBaseUrl (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/helpers/requestProcessor.js:47:16)
            at Object.process (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/helpers/requestProcessor.js:16:5)
            at Tosser.toss (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Tosser.js:32:39)
            at Spec.toss (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Spec.js:552:19)
            at Spec.then (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Spec.js:556:10)
            at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

If I use await spec in my auth step then when I try to run all scenario at once my first scenario runs ok but subsequent scenarios give 'Duplicate request initiated' issue:

   ✖ Given an authorised user # test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:11
       Error: Duplicate request initiated. Existing request - POST https://fusion.auth.--.--.--/oauth2/token
           at validateRequestUrl (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Spec.js:578:11)
           at Spec.post (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Spec.js:106:5)
           at World.<anonymous> (/../../../../../../../../../../test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:26:6)

hooks file

import { After, Before } from "@cucumber/cucumber"
import { request, settings } from "pactum";
require('dotenv').config({ path: './.env' });

const pactum = require('pactum');

export let baseUrl;    
export let spec = pactum.spec();

Before(() => {
    console.log('--------Starting test--------')
    baseUrl = process.env.API_URL_LOCAL;
    request.setBaseUrl(baseUrl)
    settings.setLogLevel('DEBUG');
    spec = pactum.spec();
})

After(() => {
    console.log('--------Ending test--------');
    spec.end();
})

auth steps file (note that I have both uses in the auth file below just to show you the options I use, I am using one or the other, not both together,).

import { Before, Given } from '@cucumber/cucumber';
require('dotenv').config({ path: './.env' });
const pactum = require('pactum');

// export let bearerToken;

export let spec = pactum.spec();

const devFusionAuth = process.env.FUSION_AUTH_URI;

Given(/^an authorised user$/, async () => {
  await pactum.spec() //Stops - Error: Duplicate request initiated. But creates issue 'Invalid URL'
  await spec //Shares auth code but creates duplicate request issue
    .withHeaders({
      'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
      'Host': 'fusion.auth.--.--.--',
      'Cookie': 'fusionauth.sso=Ah0CfFInltQLGjQyIjnpjtVtGPY9rFVQs6XOyUrpApOC',
    })
    .withForm({
      'scope': 'offline_access',
      'username': process.env.API_USERNAME,
      'password': process.env.API_PASSWORD,
      'grant_type': 'password',
      'client_id': process.env.API_CLIENT_ID
    })
    .post(devFusionAuth + '/oauth2/token')
    .expectStatus(200)
    .toss();

    // bearerToken = 
    await spec
    .stores('bearerToken', 'access_token');
});

2 questions, why are I receiving the duplicate request? I only see one post so is there something I'm missing here... And how to I get past this issue as can only run 1 test at a time which is obviously not ideal. I am still new to Pactum, and JS/TS. Note when I run one test at a time I do see 2 post requests to the auth endpoint but can't work out why. Please help 🥲

[ASaiAnudeep]

Given your test case, you might not need to call spec multiple times. Just chain all the calls to make it simple.

Given(/^an authorised user$/, async () => {
  // Single, clean authentication request
  await spec()
    .withHeaders({
      'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
      'Host': 'fusion.auth.--.--.--',
      'Cookie': 'fusionauth.sso=Ah0CfFInltQLGjQyIjnpjtVtGPY9rFVQs6XOyUrpApOC',
    })
    .withForm({
      'scope': 'offline_access',
      'username': process.env.API_USERNAME,
      'password': process.env.API_PASSWORD,
      'grant_type': 'password',
      'client_id': process.env.API_CLIENT_ID
    })
    .post(process.env.FUSION_AUTH_URI + '/oauth2/token')
    .expectStatus(200)
    .stores('bearerToken', 'access_token');
});

[Nikita363]

So I have changed everywhere from spec to spec(). And I've had to remove spec from the hooks file.
Now when I run tests I get TypeError: Invalid URL on my Then step.

--------Starting test--------
[D] POST https://fusion.auth.dev.dev.korelabs.co.uk/oauth2/token
--------Ending test--------
1) Scenario: 400 Bad Request Status Code returned when making an invalid POST Request to the product-import endpoint # test/api/features/product-import.feature:23
   ✔ Before # test/api/hooks/hooks.ts:10
   ✔ Given an authorised user # test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:13
   ✔ Given an invalid product-import POST Request # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:24
   ✔ When I make a "POST" Request to the product-import endpoint # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:51
   ✖ Then a 400 "Bad Request" Status Code is returned for the product-import Request # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:75
       TypeError: Invalid URL
           at new URL (node:internal/url:814:29)
           at setBaseUrl (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/helpers/requestProcessor.js:47:16)
           at Object.process (/../../../../../../../../../.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/helpers/requestProcessor.js:16:5)
           at Tosser.toss (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Tosser.js:32:39)
           at Spec.toss (/../../../../../../../../node_modules/.pnpm/pactum@3.7.3/node_modules/pactum/src/models/Spec.js:552:19)
           at World.<anonymous> (/../../../../../../../../../../test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:76:33)
   ✔ After # test/api/hooks/hooks.ts:18

Then(/^a (\d+) "([^"]*)" Status Code is returned for the product-import Request$/, async (statusCode, statusDescription) => {
  const response = await spec().toss()
  expect(response, spec).to.have.status(statusCode, statusDescription)
});

[Nikita363]

By the way, good news on one issue, the duplicate request issue has been resolved by making these changes - So I guess this issue is now resolved right? I now have TypeError: Invalid URL error on the Then steps... Should I open a new issue for it? Or continue here?

[leelaprasadv]

@Nikita363 you will have to tweak your then step slightly.

Instead of spec().toss(); use spec.toss(); as the spec instance is already created in the above steps.

For more details, refer the example implementation with cucumberJS here

[Nikita363]

Hey @leelaprasadv - thanks for the reply.

I've changed the Then step to the following:

Then(/^a (\d+) "([^"]*)" Status Code is returned for the product-import Request$/, async (statusCode, statusDescription) => {
  const response = await spec.toss();
  expect(response, spec).to.have.status(statusCode, statusDescription);
});

Now I'm getting:

1) Scenario: Valid product-import POST request returns 201 Created Status Code # test/api/features/product-import.feature:11
   ✔ Before # test/api/hooks/hooks.ts:10
   ✔ Given an authorised user # test/api/step_definitions/auth.ts:13
   ✔ Given a valid product-import "POST" Request # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:11
   ✔ When I make a "POST" Request to the product-import endpoint # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:51
   ✖ Then a 201 "Created" Status Code is returned for the product-import Request # test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:75
       TypeError: spec.toss is not a function
           at World.<anonymous> (/../../../../../../../../../../test/api/step_definitions/product-import.ts:76:31)
   ✔ After # test/api/hooks/hooks.ts:18

This has gotta be close. I did try using the link provided to create this initially but obviously failed miserably 😄

[Nikita363]

Ok we got it, I had to add the Before and After tags to the steps file as per the link you sent, I'm not sure why that doesn't work from the hooks file, but I seem to have to add in both places for it to work. I might open another discussion based on that, but so as to not drag this one on will close it and thank you guys for all your help. Its much appreciated!