Posting JSON data with Groovy's HTTPBuilder

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I've found this doc on how to post JSON data using HttpBuilder. I'm new to this, but it is very straightforward example and easy to follow. Here is the code, assuming I had imported all required dependencies.

def http = new HTTPBuilder( 'http://example.com/handler.php' )
http.request( POST, JSON ) { req ->
    body = [name:'bob', title:'construction worker']

     response.success = { resp, json ->
        // response handling here
    }
}

Now my problem is, I'm getting an exception of

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder$RequestConfigDelegate.setBody(HTTPBuilder.java:1131)

Did I miss something? I'll greatly appreciate any help you can do.

httpbuilder nullpointerexception post groovy json
5 Answers

If you need to execute a POST with contentType JSON and pass a complex json data, try to convert your body manually:

def attributes = [a:[b:[c:[]]], d:[]] //Complex structure
def http = new HTTPBuilder("your-url")
http.auth.basic('user', 'pass') // Optional
http.request (POST, ContentType.JSON) { req ->
  uri.path = path
  body = (attributes as JSON).toString()
  response.success = { resp, json -> }
  response.failure = { resp, json -> }
}
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