When Steps

When I GET {uri}
To perform a simple GET request, we use this When step.
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Scenario: Getting user information 
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    Given that a endpoint is up at mydomain.com
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    Given I set Content-Type header to application/json
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    Given I set DocId header to 3001
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    When I GET /users/info
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When I POST to {uri}
To submit a POST request, this step will help us.
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Scenario: Creating a new task 
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    Given that a secure endpoint is up at mydomain.com
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    Given I set Content-Type header to application/json
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    Given I set the JSON body to 
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    """
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    `{
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        "name": "New Task",
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        "priority": 1,
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        "notes": "Go document things"
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    }`
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    """
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    When I POST to /tasks
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When I PUT to {uri}
With this step we can do a simple PUT
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Scenario: Creating a new task 
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    Given that a secure endpoint is up at mydomain.com
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    Given I set Content-Type header to application/json
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    When I PUT to /tasks
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When I perform DELETE to {uri}
Performing a DELETE request is simple as using this step
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Scenario: Delete a task 
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    Given that a secure endpoint is up at mydomain.com
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    Given I set Content-Type header to application/json
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    Given I set query parameter taskId to 1001
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    WHEN I perform DELETE to /tasks
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When I PATCH to {uri}
When you need to use the PATCH method us this step.
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Scenario: Some patch request 
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    Given that a secure endpoint is up at mydomain.com
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    Given I set Content-Type header to application/json
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    WHEN I PATCH to /patch/uri
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