Invalid response from karate.read inside a js function

Java8 and karate 0.6.1 & 0.6.2

Given the test.json file content

{ "foo":"bar"}

When calling the following function from a feature file

function() {
    var test = karate.read('classpath:api/test.json');
    karate.log(test);
    karate.log(JSON.stringify(test));
}

then the value of test is undefined

but if called in a feature like:

* def test = call('classpath:api/test.json')
* print test

then the value of test is the json structure

I have tried many combinations but it never reads the json correctly

[ptrthomas]

@justindwyer6 and most likely you are looking for karate.call(). I am still not sure what you are trying and whether a “feature type” works in JS - so we may still need that way to replicate

[ptrthomas]

@justindwyer6 can’t tell from this. follow this process please: https://github.com/intuit/karate/wiki/How-to-Submit-an-Issue