How to reference parent names in JSON response (with Groovy)

Question

I have the following JSON response in SoapUI

{
   "formatted":    {
      "line1": "14/8 QUAY STREET",
      "line2": "14/8 QUAY STREET"

   },
   "structure":    {
      "level": null      
   },
   "location":    {
      "nzX": 1758749.75300025      
   },
   "references":    {
      "aid": "A1003467096"    
   }
 }

I want the following as the output

formatted, structure, location and references.

I am using Json slurper but i am not able to get all the parent element names.

How do i do it using JSON slurper in groovy.

What have you tried so far? (i.e. show your attempt) – Michael Easter Dec 06 '17 at 02:45 — Michael Easter, Dec 06 '17 at 02:45

Michael Easter · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-06T03:09:14.267

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Assuming the JSON is in a string s, consider the following which illustrates getting the top level keys:

import groovy.json.* 

def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(s)

def parentNames = json.keySet()

parentNames.each { println it }

edited Dec 06 '17 at 03:09

answered Dec 06 '17 at 02:46

Michael Easter

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i don't wan't to assert anything. Say for example if i do json.Size(). It returns me 4 because there are 4 parent nodes(formatted, structure, location and refrences). Now i want the names of those 4 parent nodes. They can be anything and not necessarily the ones that i have mentioned in my example. – AutomateFr33k Dec 06 '17 at 02:54
I have updated to show getting the top level keys and how to reference keys like a map. The assertion is merely an illustration. – Michael Easter Dec 06 '17 at 02:55

How to reference parent names in JSON response (with Groovy)

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