/**
* Flags anomalies in API responses based on basic validation.
*
* @param {object} response The API response object.
* @param {object} expectedSchema An object defining the expected structure and data types.
* @param {string} apiKey Optional API key for authorization (for demonstration).
* @returns {object} An object containing anomaly flags and details.
*/
function flagApiAnomalies(response, expectedSchema, apiKey) {
const anomalies = {};
// Input validation: Check if response and expectedSchema are provided
if (!response || !expectedSchema) {
anomalies.missingParams = "Both response and expectedSchema must be provided.";
return anomalies;
}
// Validate response structure against expected schema
if (!isValidStructure(response, expectedSchema)) {
anomalies.structureError = {
message: "API response structure does not match expected schema.",
details: getStructureDifferences(response, expectedSchema),
};
}
// Validate data types and presence of required fields
for (const field in expectedSchema) {
if (expectedSchema.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
const expectedType = expectedSchema[field].type;
const actualValue = response[field];
if (expectedType === 'required' && !actualValue) {
anomalies.missingField = {
field: field,
message: `Field '${field}' is required but missing.`
};
} else if (expectedType !== 'any' && actualValue !== undefined && actualValue !== null) {
if (typeof actualValue !== expectedType) {
anomalies.typeError = {
field: field,
message: `Field '${field}' has incorrect type. Expected ${expectedType}, got ${typeof actualValue}.`,
actualValue: actualValue
};
}
}
}
}
//Example API key validation (can be expanded)
if(apiKey && !validateApiKey(apiKey)){
anomalies.apiKeyError = "Invalid API Key";
}
return anomalies;
// Helper functions
function isValidStructure(response, expectedSchema) {
//Basic check - can be expanded for more complex structure validation.
for (const field in expectedSchema) {
if (expectedSchema.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
if (!(field in response)) {
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
function getStructureDifferences(response, expectedSchema) {
const differences = {};
for (const field in expectedSchema) {
if (expectedSchema.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
if (!(field in response)) {
differences[field] = "Field missing from response.";
}
}
}
return differences;
}
function validateApiKey(apiKey) {
//Dummy API key validation
return apiKey === "validKey";
}
}
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