diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp.md b/docs/cmd/hrp.md
index 74a6c8b2..c9499319 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp.md
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ Copyright 2017 debugtalk
 * [hrp startproject](hrp_startproject.md)	 - create a scaffold project
 * [hrp wiki](hrp_wiki.md)	 - visit https://httprunner.com
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
index f6eb3a55..429a0ed3 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ hrp boom [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
index c3b1b5cc..3083456c 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ hrp convert $path... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_har2case.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_har2case.md
index a37bbf1e..592c5281 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_har2case.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_har2case.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ hrp har2case $har_path... [flags]
   -h, --help                help for har2case
   -d, --output-dir string   specify output directory, default to the same dir with har file
   -p, --profile string      specify profile path to override headers and cookies
-  -j, --to-json             convert to JSON format (default true)
+  -j, --to-json             convert to JSON format (default)
   -y, --to-yaml             convert to YAML format
 ```
 
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ hrp har2case $har_path... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
index 30682a20..711c8bac 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ hrp pytest $path ... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
index 46725b8a..63da347e 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ hrp run $path... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
index eb0b6bb9..e55c5429 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ hrp startproject $project_name [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
+      --empty           generate empty project
   -f, --force           force to overwrite existing project
       --go              generate hashicorp go plugin
   -h, --help            help for startproject
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ hrp startproject $project_name [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
index 1219555f..2eecbdd0 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ hrp wiki [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-May-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 27-May-2022
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/proj.json b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/proj.json
index 4dea84bc..2b2fcb6b 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/proj.json
+++ b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/proj.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "project_name": "demo-with-go-plugin",
-    "project_path": "/Users/debugtalk/MyProjects/HttpRunner-dev/httprunner/examples/demo-with-go-plugin",
-    "create_time": "2022-05-25T11:14:42.750876+08:00",
+    "project_path": "/Users/xxxxx/go/src/github.com/httprunner/httprunner/examples/demo-with-go-plugin",
+    "create_time": "2022-05-27T11:34:23.903959+08:00",
     "hrp_version": "v4.1.0-beta"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
index 6cf32323..0816481c 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
+++ b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "bar1"]
-        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
+        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.json b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.json
index 9b4214d7..162632b4 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.json
+++ b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.json
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo1",
-                        "debugtalk"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "debugtalk",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.sum_v",
-                        "3"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.sum_v",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "3",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.sum_v"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo2",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo2"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "text/plain"
                 },
-                "data": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+                "body": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.data",
-                        "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.data",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32.",
+                    "msg": "check body.data"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                 },
-                "data": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+                "body": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo1",
-                        "$expect_foo1"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "$expect_foo1",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo2",
-                        "bar23"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar23",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo2"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo3",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo3",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo3"
                 }
             ]
         }
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.yml b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
index bc9aa108..034dbefb 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
+++ b/examples/demo-with-go-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "text/plain"
-        data: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+        body: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.data", "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "$expect_foo1"]
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/proj.json b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/proj.json
index cca69211..555bccd7 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/proj.json
+++ b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/proj.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "project_name": "demo-with-py-plugin",
-    "project_path": "/Users/debugtalk/MyProjects/HttpRunner-dev/httprunner/examples/demo-with-py-plugin",
-    "create_time": "2022-05-25T11:14:52.333942+08:00",
+    "project_path": "/Users/xxxxx/go/src/github.com/httprunner/httprunner/examples/demo-with-py-plugin",
+    "create_time": "2022-05-27T11:34:31.852589+08:00",
     "hrp_version": "v4.1.0-beta"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
index 6cf32323..0816481c 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
+++ b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/ref_testcase.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "bar1"]
-        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
+        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.json b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.json
index 9b4214d7..162632b4 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.json
+++ b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.json
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo1",
-                        "debugtalk"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "debugtalk",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.sum_v",
-                        "3"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.sum_v",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "3",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.sum_v"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo2",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo2"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "text/plain"
                 },
-                "data": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+                "body": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.data",
-                        "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.data",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32.",
+                    "msg": "check body.data"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                 },
-                "data": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+                "body": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo1",
-                        "$expect_foo1"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "$expect_foo1",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo2",
-                        "bar23"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar23",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo2"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo3",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo3",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo3"
                 }
             ]
         }
diff --git a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.yml b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
index bc9aa108..034dbefb 100644
--- a/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
+++ b/examples/demo-with-py-plugin/testcases/requests.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "text/plain"
-        data: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+        body: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.data", "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "$expect_foo1"]
diff --git a/examples/demo-without-plugin/proj.json b/examples/demo-without-plugin/proj.json
index 3fabec85..72c78cbf 100644
--- a/examples/demo-without-plugin/proj.json
+++ b/examples/demo-without-plugin/proj.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "project_name": "demo-without-plugin",
-    "project_path": "/Users/debugtalk/MyProjects/HttpRunner-dev/httprunner/examples/demo-without-plugin",
-    "create_time": "2022-05-25T11:14:53.862348+08:00",
+    "project_path": "/Users/xxxxx/go/src/github.com/httprunner/httprunner/examples/demo-without-plugin",
+    "create_time": "2022-05-27T11:34:32.548637+08:00",
     "hrp_version": "v4.1.0-beta"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go b/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
index 93a8e4b8..c51281ed 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ var scaffoldCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		var pluginType scaffold.PluginType
-		if ignorePlugin {
+		if empty {
+			pluginType = scaffold.Empty
+		} else if ignorePlugin {
 			pluginType = scaffold.Ignore
 		} else if genGoPlugin {
 			pluginType = scaffold.Go
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ var scaffoldCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var (
+	empty           bool
 	ignorePlugin    bool
 	genPythonPlugin bool
 	genGoPlugin     bool
@@ -55,4 +58,5 @@ func init() {
 	scaffoldCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&genPythonPlugin, "py", true, "generate hashicorp python plugin")
 	scaffoldCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&genGoPlugin, "go", false, "generate hashicorp go plugin")
 	scaffoldCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ignorePlugin, "ignore-plugin", false, "ignore function plugin")
+	scaffoldCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&empty, "empty", false, "generate empty project")
 }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go b/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
index 3ec85cb5..3bde77b0 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ func TestGenDemoExamples(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
+
+	dir = "../../../examples/empty-demo-without-plugin"
+	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Empty, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go b/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
index 3392d960..0941838d 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 type PluginType string
 
 const (
+	Empty  PluginType = "empty"
 	Ignore PluginType = "ignore"
 	Py     PluginType = "py"
 	Go     PluginType = "go"
@@ -127,8 +128,17 @@ func CreateScaffold(projectName string, pluginType PluginType, force bool) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// create demo testcases
-	if pluginType == Ignore {
+	// create project testcases
+	if pluginType == Empty {
+		// create empty project
+		err := CopyFile("templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.json",
+			filepath.Join(projectName, "testcases", "requests.json"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	} else if pluginType == Ignore {
+		// create project without funplugin
 		err := CopyFile("templates/testcases/demo_without_funplugin.json",
 			filepath.Join(projectName, "testcases", "requests.json"))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ func CreateScaffold(projectName string, pluginType PluginType, force bool) error
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// create project with funplugin
 	err = CopyFile("templates/testcases/demo_with_funplugin.json",
 		filepath.Join(projectName, "testcases", "demo.json"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.json b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc76e4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "config": {
+        "name": "request methods testcase: empty testcase",
+        "variables": null,
+        "verify": false
+    },
+    "teststeps": [
+        {
+            "name": "",
+            "variables": null,
+            "request": {
+                "method": "GET",
+                "url": "https://"
+            },
+            "validate": [
+                {
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.yml b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38e7c4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_empty_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+config:
+  name: "request methods testcase: empty testcase"
+  variables:
+  verify: False
+
+teststeps:
+  - name:
+    variables:
+    request:
+      method: GET
+      url: "https://"
+    validate:
+      - eq: ["status_code", 200]
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_api.json b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_api.json
index 8e69392f..7bc33c5e 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_api.json
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_api.json
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@
             "app_version": "2.8.6"
         },
         "base_url": "https://postman-echo.com",
-        "herader": [
-            {
-                "Accept": "*/*",
-                "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate, br",
-                "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
-                "Connection": "keep-alive",
-                "Host": "postman-echo.com",
-                "User-Agent": "PostmanRuntime/7.28.4"
-            }
-        ],
+        "headers": {
+            "Accept": "*/*",
+            "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate, br",
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
+            "Connection": "keep-alive",
+            "Host": "postman-echo.com",
+            "User-Agent": "PostmanRuntime/7.28.4"
+        },
         "verify": false,
         "export": [
             "session_token"
@@ -48,16 +46,16 @@
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.headers.postman-token",
-                        "ea19464c-ddd4-4724-abe9-5e2b254c2723"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.headers.postman-token",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "ea19464c-ddd4-4724-abe9-5e2b254c2723",
+                    "msg": "check body.headers.postman-token"
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_testcase.yml b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_testcase.yml
index 6cf32323..0816481c 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_testcase.yml
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_ref_testcase.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "bar1"]
-        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
+        - eq: ["body.form.foo2", "bar21"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.json b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.json
index 9b4214d7..162632b4 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.json
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.json
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo1",
-                        "debugtalk"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "debugtalk",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.sum_v",
-                        "3"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.sum_v",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "3",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.sum_v"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.args.foo2",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.args.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.args.foo2"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "text/plain"
                 },
-                "data": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+                "body": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.data",
-                        "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.data",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32.",
+                    "msg": "check body.data"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@
                     "User-Agent": "funplugin/${get_version()}",
                     "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                 },
-                "data": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+                "body": "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
             },
             "validate": [
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "status_code",
-                        200
-                    ]
+                    "check": "status_code",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": 200,
+                    "msg": "check status_code"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo1",
-                        "$expect_foo1"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo1",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "$expect_foo1",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo1"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo2",
-                        "bar23"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo2",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar23",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo2"
                 },
                 {
-                    "eq": [
-                        "body.form.foo3",
-                        "bar21"
-                    ]
+                    "check": "body.form.foo3",
+                    "assert": "equal",
+                    "expect": "bar21",
+                    "msg": "check body.form.foo3"
                 }
             ]
         }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.yml b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.yml
index bc9aa108..034dbefb 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.yml
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/testcases/demo_requests.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "text/plain"
-        data: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
+        body: "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: $foo1-$foo2-$foo3."
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.data", "This is expected to be sent back as part of response body: bar12-$expect_foo2-bar32."]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ teststeps:
         headers:
             User-Agent: funplugin/${get_version()}
             Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
-        data: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
+        body: "foo1=$foo1&foo2=$foo2&foo3=$foo3"
     validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
         - eq: ["body.form.foo1", "$expect_foo1"]
diff --git a/hrp/plugin.go b/hrp/plugin.go
index 67a86cfe..f9465a90 100644
--- a/hrp/plugin.go
+++ b/hrp/plugin.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 	goPluginFile          = "debugtalk.so"  // built from go plugin
 	hashicorpGoPluginFile = "debugtalk.bin" // built from hashicorp go plugin
 	hashicorpPyPluginFile = "debugtalk.py"  // used for hashicorp python plugin
+	projectInfoFile       = "proj.json"     // used for ensuring root project
 )
 
 func initPlugin(path string, logOn bool) (plugin funplugin.IPlugin, pluginDir string, err error) {
@@ -118,9 +119,15 @@ func GetProjectRootDirPath(path string) (rootDir string, err error) {
 		rootDir = filepath.Dir(pluginPath)
 		return
 	}
+	// fix: no debugtalk file in project but having proj.json created by startpeoject
+	projPath, err := locateFile(path, projectInfoFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		rootDir = filepath.Dir(projPath)
+		return
+	}
 
 	// failed to locate project root dir
-	// maybe project plugin debugtalk.xx is not exist
+	// maybe project plugin debugtalk.xx and proj.json are not exist
 	// use current dir instead
 	return os.Getwd()
 }