Tag: api-testing
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How to Automate Test Case Generation for Faster API Testing
Software development teams spend up to 30% of their project time creating and maintaining test cases. As APIs become increasingly complex, the traditional approach of hand-crafting test cases is no longer sustainable. Modern testing demands a smarter approach – one that leverages automation to keep pace with rapid development cycles. The Importance of Automated Test…
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What is Postgres Wire Protocol
Databases are the backbone of modern applications, enabling efficient storage and retrieval of data. But have you ever wondered why databases like PostgreSQL don’t simply use HTTP for communication? The answer lies in the specialized nature of database protocols. The PostgreSQL wire protocol is specifically designed to handle complex database tasks such as transactions, secure…
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Playwright Alternative for API Testing
If you’re an SDET who’s been using Playwright for API testing, you might be all too familiar with the frustrations of dealing with database dependencies, data management, and the endless need for cleanup. Let’s face it – Playwright, while fantastic for UI testing, can be cumbersome when it comes to API testing. But what if…
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Everything You Need to Know About API Testing
Introduction In the realm of software development, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) serve as the backbone for communication between different software systems. As APIs become increasingly integral to modern applications, ensuring their reliability and functionality is paramount. One crucial aspect of this is testing API endpoints thoroughly. In this guide, we’ll delve into API endpoint testing,…
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What is Contract testing: A knowledge guide
Let’s Take an e-commerce platform, where there are different services for user authentication, product catalog, and order processing. These services communicate through APIs. For example, the order processing service needs to get product details from the catalogue service. Contract testing ensures that the agreement between these services—specifying what data the order service expects from the…
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Essential Free API Testing Tools Every Developer Should Know
API testing is an essential aspect of contemporary software development, ensuring that the interfaces between various components and systems function correctly. In this blog post, we will dive into some of the top free API testing tools that every developer should know about! From basic HTTP clients to comprehensive testing suites, these tools cover a…
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Developer’s guide to Smoke testing : Ensuring basic functionality
Imagine running a Python project without a requirements.txt file. Just as you rely on these checks to ensure everything runs fine, smoke tests are performed to confirm that your code is ready for the next phase. Let’s dive into the world of smoke testing now! What is Smoke Testing Smoke testing, often referred to as…
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Why Traditional API Testing Fails? Comparing Shadow, Production, Replay Techniques
I want to share the story of how our team at a fast-paced startup tackled the challenge of API testing without any dedicated QA team, the roadblocks that we encountered, and how we ultimately addressed these issues. Baseline Challenge We had 15-day sprints including mandatory unit and API testing. Initially, we relied on automated testing.…
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Performance Testing Guide to Ensure Your Software Performs at Its Best
Managing performance testing doesn’t have to be a white-knuckled ordeal. Let’s be honest, performance testing isn’t exactly the first thing that gets our hearts racing. By approaching it with the same strategic mindset we apply to our coding, we can transform it from a beast to be feared into a beast of knowledge – a…
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Integration vs E2E Testing: What worked for me as a charm
When it comes to testing software applications, various testing techniques can be employed. Three common testing methods are unit testing, integration testing and end-to-end testing. All these different kinds of testing overlap, so you just can’t implement one or two forms of testing and you will be good. Like if you are in the initial…
