When requests are sent against a Virtual Service, seen the below errors
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| Exception:
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| Step: Virtual HTTPS Listener 4553
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| Message: Unexpected exception thrown during evaluation of 'JSON Path Filter': null
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| Trapped Exception: null
| Trapped Message: java.lang.NullPointerException
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STACK TRACE
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ca.lisa.apptest.json.FilterJSONGet.subPostFilter(FilterJSONGet.java:136)
at com.itko.lisa.test.FilterBaseImpl.subFilter(FilterBaseImpl.java:148)
at com.itko.lisa.test.FilterBaseImpl.postFilter(FilterBaseImpl.java:126)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.doFilters(TestNode.java:1573)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.doPostFilters(TestNode.java:1522)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.executeNode(TestNode.java:1009)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.execute(TestCase.java:1297)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.execute(TestCase.java:1198)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.executeNextNode(TestCase.java:1183)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.executeTest(TestCase.java:1124)
at com.itko.lisa.coordinator.Instance.run(Instance.java:208)
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at com.ca.lisa.apptest.json.FilterJSONGet.subPostFilter(FilterJSONGet.java:190)
at com.itko.lisa.test.FilterBaseImpl.subFilter(FilterBaseImpl.java:148)
at com.itko.lisa.test.FilterBaseImpl.postFilter(FilterBaseImpl.java:126)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.doFilters(TestNode.java:1573)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.doPostFilters(TestNode.java:1522)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestNode.executeNode(TestNode.java:1009)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.execute(TestCase.java:1297)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.execute(TestCase.java:1198)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.executeNextNode(TestCase.java:1183)
at com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase.executeTest(TestCase.java:1124)
at com.itko.lisa.coordinator.Instance.run(Instance.java:208)
2021-10-05 03:00:38,811Z (23:00) [VS_TEST_Dev01 ERROR com.itko.lisa.test.TestCase - Caught a throwable; raising EVENT_TESTRUNERROR
All supported DevTest releases.
Invalid JSON Path Filter configuration caused the issue.
Recommended to use the property lisa.vse.http.current.transaction.body or the TestStepName.rsp instead of lisa.vse.request in JSON Path Filter -->Filter In field and using the correct syntax for the JSON Path should resolve the issue.
For more information refer to section "JSON Path Filter" in DevTest documentation for the version being run.