Space Camp - API Contract Testing
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This document outlines a training session on API contract testing, detailing learning objectives such as the benefits of contract testing and methods for validation and regression testing using Postman. It includes information on the agenda, such as OpenAPI specification validation and user experience testing. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences and provide feedback through a survey.
Space Camp - API Contract Testing
- 1. All rights reserved by Postman Inc API Contract Testing Tim Beauchamp Sr SDET W. Ian Douglas Sr Developer Advocate
- 2. Sr Developer Advocate W. Ian Douglas Sr Software Developer Engineer in Test Tim Beauchamp @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 3. ● Poll question 1 How much experience do you have with API Design? ● Poll question 2 How much experience do you have with API Testing? ● Poll question 3 How long have you been using Postman? A little about you @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 4. At the end of this session, you will be able to: ● Share the benefits of Contract Testing ● Run validation testing from the API Builder ● Run automated tests from the Collection runner ● Use Postman Monitors to automate regression testing Learning Objectives @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 5. @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp What is Testing, and What is Contract Testing Contract Validation Testing for API Producers Contract Validation Testing for API Consumers Resources Q&A 1 2 3 4 5 Agenda
- 6. ● OpenAPI Specification Validation Ensure your API definition matches the OpenAPI Specification guidelines. ● API Definition Validation Ensure the examples you provide match what your OpenAPI Specification tells users to expect ● End-User Validation testing Ensure that the user experience matches your documentation and OpenAPI specification Why testing? Confidence! @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 7. Contract Testing @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 8. Create a Workspace to do our work today Download an OpenAPI YAML file to import into Postman Build/Manipulate some examples and run Validator Fork some automated test builders for Compliance Hand it over to Tim for consumer-side testing! 1 2 3 4 5 Contract Validation for API Producers @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 9. API Validation for API Producers https://go.pstmn.io/space-camp-library-yaml It is an OpenAPI specification file for a library API. We will copy this URL in Zoom chat for everyone. You can save this file and import it, or paste the URL into Postman. @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 10. What we learned today: ● Share the benefits of Contract Testing ● Run validation testing from the API Builder ● Run automated tests from the Collection runner ● Use Postman Monitors to automate regression testing Learning Objectives @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 11. Postman Answers postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-answers/ 30 Days of Postman for Developers postman.com/postman/workspace/30-days-of-postman-for-developers/ Postman Space Camp postman.com/events/postman-space-camp/ Community Forum community.postman.com Additional Resources @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 12. Please tell us about your experience! FEEDBACK SURVEY go.pstmn.io/space-camp-api-contract-survey @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp
- 13. Q&A @getpostman @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp go.pstmn.io/space-camp-api-contract-survey
- 14. Thank You @getpostman @iandouglas736 @timbochamp