var rpcPrefix = """{"csrfToken":"${seckey}","rpc":["""
var rpcSuffix = """],"syncId":${syncId},"clientId":${clientId}}"""
def createRpc(s: String): String = {
rpcPrefix + s + rpcSuffix
}
...
.exec(http("update selected tab")
.post(uidlUrl)
.headers(headers_4)
.body(StringBody(createRpc(""""type":"publishedEventHandler","node":${tabsId},"templateEventMethodName":"updateSelectedTab","templateEventMethodArgs":[true]}"""))).asJSON
.check(syncIdExtract).check(clientIdExtract))
.pause(200 milliseconds)