Yaml itself has powerful features built-in to allow re-use of defined data.
The & defines a named anchor and * references it.
See also: Yaml Anchors Explained
1linkmeta:
2link name: star wars api using yaml anchors
3linkconfiguration:
4link scheme: http
5link host: swapi.dev
6linkspecs:
7link - name: fetch person 1
8link request: &starwars_person_request
9link path: /api/people/{personId}/
10link method: get
11link response: &starwars_person_response
12link status_code: 200
13link json_schema:
14link type: inline
15link $ref: >
16link {
17link "type": "object",
18link "properties": {
19link "films": {
20link "type": "array",
21link "items": {
22link "type": "string"
23link }
24link }
25link },
26link "required": ["films"]
27link }
28link before_test:
29link run_type: inline
30link inline:
31link function: !!js/function >
32link function() {
33link this.test.path_params = { personId: 1};
34link }
35link after_test: &log_body
36link run_type: inline
37link inline:
38link function: !!js/function >
39link function() {
40link console.log(this.response.body);
41link }
42link
43link - name: fetch person 2
44link request: *starwars_person_request
45link response: *starwars_person_response
46link before_test:
47link run_type: inline
48link inline:
49link function: !!js/function >
50link function() {
51link this.test.path_params = { personId: 2};
52link }
53link after_test: *log_body
54link