Learn API testing : norms, practices, and guidelines for building effective test automation / Jagdeep Jain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jain, Jagdeep, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application program interfaces (Computer software)--Testing--Automation.

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Computer software--Testing--Automation.

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 223 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Apress, [2022]

Summary:

Explore software web application architecture, API testing, coding practices, and the standards for better API test automation development and management. This book focuses on aspiring software testing engineers currently working in API testing, and those starting their journey in the field of software testing.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewers

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to API Testing

What Is API Testing?

Need

Types of API Testing

Advantages

Summary

Chapter 2: Web Application Architecture

Web Applications Defined

Monolithic vs. Microservices Architecture

Designing Test Strategies

RESTful Architecture

HTTP

Headers

Requests

Request Methods

Resource Addresses

Request Headers

Request Body

Response

Status Line

Response Header

Response Body

Response Codes

Chapter 3: Authentication

HTTP Authentication

Basic Authentication

Session-Based Authentication

Token/JWT-Based Authentication

OAuth2-Based Authentication

Authorization

RBAC

ABAC

Authentication and Authorization Services

Chapter 4: Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries

API Testing Tools

cURL

Authentication

POST

GET

PUT

DELETE

Postman

Workspace

Globals/Environments

Collection

Parameters

Assertions

HTTP Methods

Variables

Console

RestAssured

Frameworks/Libraries

TestNG

Log4j

Jackson-Databind

HashMap

Assertj

Java Spring

Chapter 5: Test Pyramid

Black Box Testing

Grey Box Testing

White Box Testing

Test Pyramid

Chapter 6: Testing the API

Workflows/Use Cases/Test Script

Schema Validation

Test Coverage

Header Testing

Request Header

Correct Header

Missing Header

Incorrect Header

Unsupported Type

Supported Type

Format Unsupported

Special Characters

Very Long Strings

Invalid Method

Invalid Value

Incorrect Data Type

Empty Data/Object.

Required Fields

Null

Redundant Fields

DELETE Already Deleted Entity

Duplicate Check

Actual Data vs. Expected Data

Limit/Size/Pagination/Sorting

API Version Testing

Internal vs. External APIs

Consumer-Driven Contract Testing

Importance of Negative Testing

Chapter 7: A Good Test Script

Components of a Test Script

setup()

test()

teardown()

Guidelines

Single-Attempt Test

Document Test Objective

Keep It Small

Use assertj for Assertions

Use log4j

Order of Tests

No Interventions Between Test Steps

Avoid Hard Sleeps

Always Use Assertions

Do Not Overtest

Do Not Import a Test into Another Test

Test Boundaries

API Test Coverage

Provide Short Commands

Do not try{} catch{}

Chapter 8: Coding Guidelines

Coding Best Practices

Class Naming Conventions

Method Naming Conventions

Variable Naming Conventions

Constant Naming Conventions

Provide User Actions

Simplicity

Indentation

Test Assertions

Test Class Naming Conventions

Test Method Naming Conventions

Test Package Naming Conventions

Documentation

Chapter 9: Organize a Test Framework

Framework Requirements

Request

Exception

Configuration

User Authentication

Processor

Model

Test Framework

Logger

Util

Test Execution

Debug Config

Test Driver

Setting Up a Maven Project

Dependencies and Plugins

Spring Framework

Maven Compiler Plugin

Surefire Plugin

Java Code Formatting Plugin

Exceptions

Properties File

Spring

Application Configuration

Application Context

Application Config

Complete URL For the Test Script

Test Data.

JSON File

Payload for POST and PUT HTTP Methods

Chapter 10: First Test Script

Developing Your First Test

Base Test

Request Processor

Response Processor

First Test

Test Suite

TestNG XML

Executing a Test

Execute a Test Suite

Execute an Individual Test

Execution Results

TestNG Report

Logging

log().all()

Response Time

Debug

Chapter 11: API Documentation

Swagger

Chapter 12: Case Study: Shopping Cart APIs

Feature List

QA Responsibility Matrix

Sprint #

Goal Setting

Sprint One

Sprint Guidelines

Definition of Done

Story Pointing

Backlog Grooming

Story Grooming

QA Tasks

Test Environment

Setting Up the Application

QA Tools

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

Targeted Features

API Endpoints

Unit Testing

Test Plan Development

Test Data Preparation

Manual Test Scripts

Test Automation

Parallel Test Execution

Front-End Team

Sprint Nth

Sprint Demo Feedback Testing

Hardening Sprint

Release Testing

Appendix A: Workstation Setup

Java

MacOS

Ubuntu

Linux

Windows

Maven

Maven Project

IDE

Tomcat

MacOS/Ubuntu/Linux

Appendix B: Contact Management Application

Appendix C: Shopping Cart Application

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Jain, Jagdeep Learn API Testing

ISBN:

9781484281420

148428142X

OCLC:

1336986462