c# - Flurl: cannot serialize JSON string received from HttpTest -

i want receive json rest api , translate pocos. it's supposed simple turns out not :(

in unit test have string of sample json data api sends:

string mockjsonresponse = @"[{                 ""project_name"": ""mailjet support"",                 ""cluster_name"": ""24/7 support"",                 ""is_billable"": ""1"",                 ""usedtime"": ""128""             },             {                 ""project_name"": ""caring"",                 ""cluster_name"": ""caring"",                 ""is_billable"": ""0"",                 ""usedtime"": ""320""             },             {                 ""project_name"": ""engagement"",                 ""cluster_name"": ""community"",                 ""is_billable"": ""0"",                 ""usedtime"": ""8""             }]"; 

which send code test through httptest:

httptest.respondwithjson(mockjsonresponse); 

i trying receive in code:

dynamic response = "http://api.com".getjsonlistasync(); 

but fails generic error in test explorer:

result message: flurl.http.flurlhttpexception : request http://api.com failed.

further digging seems cannot serialize string poco. i've tried doing manual serializing directly string variable above , translates model class easily, not have been code structure problem.

// same string variable above var jsons = jsonconvert.deserializeobject<list<model>>(mockjsonresponse); // runs fine 

all of these failed:

dynamic response = await "http://www.api.com".getjsonasync(); dynamic response = await "http://www.api.com".getjsonasync<model>(); var response = await "http://www.api.com".getjsonasync<model>();     ilist<dynamic> response = await "http://www.api.com".getjsonlistasync(); 

the model class:

public class model {     public string project_name { get; set; }     public string cluster_name { get; set; }     public string is_billable { get; set; }     public string usedtime { get; set; } } 

edit tried getting string getstringasync, , seems string got mangled somehow. string passed on jsonconvert.deserialize<model>() fail test. visual studio debugger shows. there's lot of escape characters.

respondwithjson takes object serialized json you, not string serialized. represent test response anonymous object , should good:

var mockjsonresponse = new[] {     new {         project_name = "mailjet support",         cluster_name = "24/7 support",         is_billable = "1",         usedtime = "128"     },                    new {                         project_name = "caring",         cluster_name = "caring",         is_billable = "0",         usedtime = "320"     },                  new {                        project_name = "engagement",         cluster_name = "community",         is_billable = "0",         usedtime = "8"     } };  httptest.respondwithjson(mockjsonresponse);