I have a serenity Step method that sends a REST API request. It's a POST request to create a resource. I get a 201 in the response and don't expect any content.
return SerenityRest.rest().given()
.contentType(ContentType.JSON)
.log().all()
.body(requestbody)
.post("/somepath/v1/resource")
.then().log().all();
My tests all pass however the report generation fails because the response to the above request has no content. This is the error I get in the Maven build
Jan 18, 2021 8:11:32 PM freemarker.log._JULLoggerFactory$JULLogger error
SEVERE: Error executing FreeMarker template
FreeMarker template error:
Java method "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter.renderText(String)" threw an exception when invoked on net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter object "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter@286860d7"; see cause exception in the Java stack trace.
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: ${formatter.renderText(restQuery.resp... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "restQueryData" at line 348, column 41]
- Reached through: @restQueryData restQuery=step.restQue... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "step_details" at line 418, column 37]
- Reached through: @step_details step=step step_number=s... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 242, column 17]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=step step_number=ste... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" at line 464, column 17]
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Java stack trace (for programmers):
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freemarker.core._TemplateModelException: [... Exception message was already printed; see it above ...]
at freemarker.ext.beans._MethodUtil.newInvocationTemplateModelException(_MethodUtil.java:311)
at freemarker.ext.beans._MethodUtil.newInvocationTemplateModelException(_MethodUtil.java:275)
at freemarker.ext.beans.SimpleMethodModel.exec(SimpleMethodModel.java:80)
at freemarker.core.MethodCall._eval(MethodCall.java:62)
at freemarker.core.Expression.eval(Expression.java:78)
at freemarker.core.Expression.evalAndCoerceToString(Expression.java:82)
at freemarker.core.DollarVariable.accept(DollarVariable.java:41)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Environment.process(Environment.java:302)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.templates.FreemarkerReportTemplate.merge(FreemarkerReportTemplate.java:42)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Merger$MergeBuilder.to(Merger.java:37)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.generateReportPage(HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.java:144)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.generateReportFor(HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.java:130)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService.generateReportFor(ReportService.java:221)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService.access$100(ReportService.java:35)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService$1.run(ReportService.java:157)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter.renderText(Formatter.java:124)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.invokeMethod(BeansWrapper.java:1458)
at freemarker.ext.beans.SimpleMethodModel.exec(SimpleMethodModel.java:71)
... 87 more
10942 [pool-1-thread-5] WARN net.thucydides.core.reports.templates.FreemarkerReportTemplate - Report generation failed
FreeMarker template error:
Java method "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter.renderText(String)" threw an exception when invoked on net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter object "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter@286860d7"; see cause exception in the Java stack trace.
----
FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: ${formatter.renderText(restQuery.resp... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "restQueryData" at line 348, column 41]
- Reached through: @restQueryData restQuery=step.restQue... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "step_details" at line 418, column 37]
- Reached through: @step_details step=step step_number=s... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 242, column 17]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=step step_number=ste... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" at line 464, column 17]
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Java stack trace (for programmers):
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freemarker.core._TemplateModelException: [... Exception message was already printed; see it above ...]
at freemarker.ext.beans._MethodUtil.newInvocationTemplateModelException(_MethodUtil.java:311)
at freemarker.ext.beans._MethodUtil.newInvocationTemplateModelException(_MethodUtil.java:275)
at freemarker.ext.beans.SimpleMethodModel.exec(SimpleMethodModel.java:80)
at freemarker.core.MethodCall._eval(MethodCall.java:62)
at freemarker.core.Expression.eval(Expression.java:78)
at freemarker.core.Expression.evalAndCoerceToString(Expression.java:82)
at freemarker.core.DollarVariable.accept(DollarVariable.java:41)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.ConditionalBlock.accept(ConditionalBlock.java:48)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Macro$Context.runMacro(Macro.java:184)
at freemarker.core.Environment.invoke(Environment.java:701)
at freemarker.core.UnifiedCall.accept(UnifiedCall.java:84)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitByHiddingParent(Environment.java:345)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlockInner(IteratorBlock.java:268)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.executeNestedBlock(IteratorBlock.java:220)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock$IterationContext.accept(IteratorBlock.java:194)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visitIteratorBlock(Environment.java:572)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.acceptWithResult(IteratorBlock.java:78)
at freemarker.core.IteratorBlock.accept(IteratorBlock.java:64)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.MixedContent.accept(MixedContent.java:54)
at freemarker.core.Environment.visit(Environment.java:324)
at freemarker.core.Environment.process(Environment.java:302)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.templates.FreemarkerReportTemplate.merge(FreemarkerReportTemplate.java:42)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Merger$MergeBuilder.to(Merger.java:37)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.generateReportPage(HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.java:144)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.generateReportFor(HtmlAcceptanceTestReporter.java:130)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService.generateReportFor(ReportService.java:221)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService.access$100(ReportService.java:35)
at net.thucydides.core.reports.ReportService$1.run(ReportService.java:157)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter.renderText(Formatter.java:124)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.invokeMethod(BeansWrapper.java:1458)
at freemarker.ext.beans.SimpleMethodModel.exec(SimpleMethodModel.java:71)
... 87 more
10945 [pool-1-thread-5] ERROR net.thucydides.core.reports.templates.FreemarkerReportTemplate - Syntax error in report template: Java method "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter.renderText(String)" threw an exception when invoked on net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter object "net.thucydides.core.reports.html.Formatter@286860d7"; see cause exception in the Java stack trace.
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: ${formatter.renderText(restQuery.resp... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "restQueryData" at line 348, column 41]
- Reached through: @restQueryData restQuery=step.restQue... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "step_details" at line 418, column 37]
- Reached through: @step_details step=step step_number=s... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 242, column 17]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=step step_number=ste... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" at line 464, column 17]
----
- Failed at: ${formatter.renderText(restQuery.resp... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "restQueryData" at line 348, column 41]
- Reached through: @restQueryData restQuery=step.restQue... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "step_details" at line 418, column 37]
- Reached through: @step_details step=step step_number=s... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 242, column 17]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=nestedStep step_numb... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" in macro "write_step" at line 252, column 25]
- Reached through: @write_step step=step step_number=ste... [in template "freemarker/default.ftl" at line 464, column 17]
2 Scenarios (2 passed)
5 Steps (5 passed)
Anyone know how I handle this. I can get around by using RestAssured instead of SerenityRest, but that then the REST request and response details are left out of the report.
When I do this with REST APIs where response has content, there is no issue.
