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Version: ACE 5

Testing a flow

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Click here to get the flow definition for this tutorial.

Debugging steps​

It is possible to debug individual steps and validate what document they will produce given different input data. To debug a step, navigate to the step and click the Debug tab.

Execute without input data​

TEST RESULT
{
  "doc": {
    "user": {
      "result": {
        "fullName": "Unknown",
        "requestTime": "2023-07-05T15:14:21.391Z"
      }
    }
  },
  "errors": []
}

Execute with input data​

INPUT DATA
{
  "name": "Joe",
  "surname": "Test"
}
TEST RESULT
{
  "doc": {
    "name": "Joe",
    "surname": "Test",
    "user": {
      "result": {
        "fullName": "Joe Test",
        "requestTime": "2023-07-05T15:07:53.764Z",
        "name": "Joe",
        "surname": "Test"
      }
    }
  },
  "errors": []
}

Testing the entire flow​

It is possible to test the result of the entire flow. Click on the trigger step and click the Test tab. Executing the flow without any input data will produce the following result:

TEST RESULT
{
  "doc": {
    "result": {
      "fullName": "Unknown",
      "requestTime": "2023-07-05T15:07:29.084Z"
    }
  },
  "errors": []
}
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Observe that the flow result path property we defined in the trigger step is selecting the user node to be returned as the flow result.