How do I ignore JSON array order during request matching?

When matching JSON requests, sometimes the array order is unpredictable e.g. if the array is used to represent a set of unordered objects.

{
  "exampleId": 1
  "exampleRoot": {
    "exampleArray": [
      {
        "id": 1
      },
      {
        "id": 2
      }
    ]
  }
}

To match this type of request in Traffic Parrot, there are several options, here are some of them:

• matchesJson matcher with {{anyElements}} wildcard token

  {
    "exampleId": 1,
    "exampleRoot": {
      "exampleArray": "{{anyElements}}"
    }
  }

• matchesJsonPath matcher which uses standard JSONPath notation

  $[?(@.exampleId == 1 && '1' in @.exampleRoot.exampleArray[*].id && '2' in @.exampleRoot.exampleArray[*].id)]

You can find more examples of advanced matchers in the Traffic Parrot documentation