# Adding/editing assertions

"Generate using AI" is good to get started with assertions, but at some point you will need to add your own assertions as per requirement. KushoAI assertions can be written in JS in the Chai.js expect syntax. Each line should be an expect statement and is considered an independent assertions which is checked againt the API response. Each assertion runs independently, so failure of 1 assertions will not stop the assertion execution.

Here are some examples of commonly used assertion functions:

• Check if a field is present

expect(beverages).to.have.property('tea')

• Check if a field is of a particular datatype

expect(foo).to.be.a('string');

• Check if a field has a particular value

expect(foo).to.equal('bar');

• Check if a string field is of certain length

expect(foo).to.have.lengthOf(3);

• Check if a number is between a range

expect(response.statusCode).to.be.within(200, 299);  // inclusive of boundries
expect(response.statusCode).to.be.above(199).and.below(300);  // exclusive of boundries

To add a custom error message which is shown when the assertion fails, do this:

expect(response.statusCode, "Custom error for wrong status code").to.be.within(200, 299);

Although Chai.js functions are fluent and you can chain them on a single line, we recommend keeping each check separate for better readability and understanding of what exactly resulted in a test failure.