responseTime and responseBody result in "ReferenceError in test-script" when timed out

(Newman 3.2.0, node 6.9.1, win 10)

Even if Tests contains any of these, the tests will throw ReferenceError in test-script when timed out.

tests[`WTF!!`] = responseBody || false;

tests[`WTF!!`] = responseBody != null;

tests[`WTF!!`] = responseBody ? true : false;

if (!responseBody) {
  // xxx
}

Same is true for responseTime

“Thanks” to this, my boss thought I didn’t write any assertions…

For now, I use this to work around it.
But it will be much better to have a better official html report template. : )

tests[`server does return something before timeout`] = postman.getResponseHeader('Content-Type') || false;

[shamasis]

I have one more point here. Even if things timed out, is it okay to have RefeferenceError? Instead, should the global variables not be set to undefined (or whatever appropriate to indicate timed out)? By that, scripts will not error out and will fail tests properly.

[shamasis]

Update on the issue. Since 2017, a lot has changed.

1. The new pm.* functions have superceeded the global variables concept. Functions are easier to test and trap errors for, unlike global variables.
2. Work is in progress to configure scripts to be run even on network error of requests

The above two combined, this issue will be auto addressed.