Super-PoweredAPI TestingHow and why to test your APIs

James Messinger (@BigstickCarpet)Developer at Postmanhttps://www.getpostman.com

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https://github.com/bigstickcarpet

The Why

You know you should

reproducible behavior, quality assurance, continuous integration,

… yadda, yadda, yadda

The Why

You know you should

reproducible behavior, quality assurance, continuous integration,

… yadda, yadda, yadda

It’s REALLY easy!

API testing tools have really matured over the past couple of years.

The explosion of Node.js has made it easy to test across multiple platforms, devices, and browsers

The Why

You know you should

reproducible behavior, quality assurance, continuous integration,

… yadda, yadda, yadda

It’s REALLY easy!

API testing tools have really matured over the past couple of years.

The explosion of Node.js has made it easy to test across multiple platforms, devices, and browsers

You’ll look good

Everybody thinks API testing is hard. That’s why nobody does it. You’ll look like the rockstar you are.

That promotion is just a few API tests away!

The HowAPI Testing Frameworks

●Cross-Platform is important

The HowAPI Testing Frameworks

●Cross-Platform is important

●Browser testing is important

The HowAPI Testing Frameworks

●Cross-Platform is important

●Browser testing is important

●Mobile testing is important

The HowAPI Testing Frameworks

●Cross-Platform is important

●Browser testing is important

●Mobile testing is important

●Continuous integration is important

Cross-Platform

Browser Support

localhostSupport

CI Integration

GUI CLI JSON SchemaValidation

Reusable Code

Third Party Libs

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Supertest

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Chakram ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ HTTP

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