How to call http.post using protractor in typescript - protractor

Question

I am trying to do http post in protractor. The status of http.post sits in pending status and doesn't return any response.
I am calling a method in onPrepare function under specDone:
jasmine.getEnv().addReporter({
specDone: function(result) {
if (result.status == "failed") {
browser.getCapabilities().then(function(caps) {
var browserName = caps.get("browserName");
browser.takeScreenshot().then(function(png) {
var stream = fs.createWriteStream(
"./reports/screenshots/" +
browserName +
"-" +
result.fullName +
".png"
);
stream.write(new Buffer(png, "base64"));
stream.end();
});
});
}
new PortalData().PushDataToPortal("");
}
});
Below function in called from onPrepare, the API takes the parameter from body. I am using protractor-http-client package for API calls.
export class PortalData {
public PushDataToPortal(result) {
const http: HttpClient = new HttpClient();
const LogFilePathInSharedLocation =
"\\\\10.101.101.11\\temp\\DocStar\\Automation\\TestLogs\\Logs.txt";
http
.post(
someurl,
LogFilePathInSharedLocation,
{ "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" }
)
.then((response: ResponsePromise) => {
console.log(response);
});
}
Please advise. Thanks!

Answer 1

I would suggest you use Http call in beforeAll instead of onPrepare.
You can try superagent or supertest npm modules:
Example for superagent
const superagent = require('superagent');
// callback
superagent
.post('/api/pet')
.send({ name: 'Manny', species: 'cat' }) // sends a JSON post body
.set('X-API-Key', 'foobar')
.set('accept', 'json')
.end((err, res) => {
// Calling the end function will send the request
});
// promise with then/catch
superagent.post('/api/pet').then(console.log).catch(console.error);
// promise with async/await
(async () => {
try {
const res = await superagent.post('/api/pet');
console.log(res);
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}
})();
Example for supertest
const supertest = require('supertest');
const request = supertest(`${baseURL}`);
request.put('/test/sendlocal')
.send(profileAddressData.createData)
.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
.set('Accept', '*/*')
.expect(200)
.end((err, res) => {
if (err) {
console.error('Error: ', err);
console.error('Response: ', res);
}
});