Pact request body with inner object gives internal server error in Pact Net

[cetk]

_mockProviderService.UponReceiving("a request to create a new event")
    .With(new ProviderServiceRequest{
        Method = HttpVerb.Post, Path = "/events",
        Headers =
            new Dictionary<string, object>{
                {"Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8"}},
        Body =
            new {eventId, eventType = "DetailsView",
                 timestamp = new TimeObject{date = "2024-02-25 21:38:57.290"}}})
    .WillRespondWith(new ProviderServiceResponse{Status = 201});

[mefellows]

I don't believe you can just pass objects to the DSL arbitrarily, unless they have an implicit conversion to a JSON type. The input to the interaction needs to map to the payload that will actually be sent over the wire.

NOTE: you can use the code gates (```) to better format your code and aid with readability. I have updated your question to do that now.

[cetk]

Thanks for reply. In java, we have PactDslJsonBody which I believe is extension to DslBody in which we can pass arrays or objects like this -
private val postRequestBody: PactDslJsonBody = PactDslJsonBody()
.array("events")
.uuid(currentUserId.toString())
.uuid(participantId.toString())
.closeArray().asBody()
.array("eventItems")
.object()
.stringValue("title", "Event Item 1")
.stringValue("notes", "Notes for item 1")
.booleanType("editable", true)
.closeObject()
.closeArray().asBody()
.and("title", "Event Title")
.object("schedule")
.stringType("startAt", "2023-01-19T12:41:41.111503Z")
.stringType("endAt", "2023-02-19T12:41:41.111503Z")
.closeObject()
.asBody()

can be used as
@Pact(consumer = "Event-api-consumer", provider = "Event-service-conversations")
fun postEventPact(builder: PactDslWithProvider): RequestResponsePact {
return builder
.given("user exists")
.uponReceiving("a request to create a event")
.path("/$BASE_URL$EVENTS_PATH")
.method("POST")
.headers(requestHeaders)
.body(postRequestBody)
.willRespondWith()
// .headers(headers)
.status(HttpStatus.SC_CREATED)
.body(postResponseBody)
.toPact()
}

I am looking for .NET version for PactDslJsonBody

[cetk]

Adding to above, I am using .NET framework 4.6.2, don't have liberty to upgrade to latest version for .NET framework or .NET Core. I may upgrade PactNet if it will resolve above error.

[adamrodger]

This is using PactNet 3.x or below, which are deprecated versions. Please update to PactNet 4.x.

[mefellows]

See also the docs for the 3.x.x line (including working examples) here: https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-net/tree/3.0.2

[cetk]

Thanks for reply. I understand upgrading the version but my project uses .NET framework 4.6.1 and I believe the latest PactNet version doesn't support this .NET framework.