Learn API Testing: Norms, Practices, and Guidelines for Building Effective Test Automation

This book provides an introduction to API testing and software web application architecture, covering topics such as authentication standards, tools, frameworks, and libraries. It also covers the test pyramid, how to test an API, what makes a good test script, and various coding guidelines. It is designed for API testing aspirants, developers/architects, project managers, and non-technical team members who want to understand how APIs are being tested.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 223 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2022
Publisher: APress

Explore the intricate world of software web application architecture, API testing, coding practices, and standards to enhance your API test automation development and management skills. This comprehensive book is tailored specifically for aspiring software testing engineers who are currently immersed in API testing or embarking on their journey in the field of software testing.

Begin your journey with an introduction to API testing and software web applications that revolve around APIs. Delve into the authentication standards prevalent in the software industry, exploring the tools, frameworks, and libraries employed in API testing. As you progress, you will gain valuable insights into the test pyramid, effective API testing methodologies, the composition of robust test scripts, and various coding guidelines.

Finally, put your knowledge into practice by crafting your own API test script. Whether you are an API testing aspirant, developer, architect, project manager, or non-technical team member seeking to understand the intricacies of API testing, this book is your invaluable guide.

By examining practices, standards, and guidelines, you will gain a deep understanding of effective test automation. Utilize diverse tools such as RestAssured, Curl, and Postman to streamline your API testing endeavors. Explore the API testing paradigm, encompassing internal and external APIs, and gain insights into the Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment (CDCT) approach.

Review a captivating case study that delves into the industrial software API testing process, providing practical insights and best practices. Organize a test framework that will serve as a solid foundation for your API testing endeavors.

This book is a must-read for API testing aspirants, developers, architects, project managers, and anyone else who desires to gain a deeper understanding of how APIs are being tested and developed. Embrace the opportunities that arise from mastering software web application architecture, API testing, coding practices, and standards, and take your API test automation skills to new heights.

Weight: 385g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484281413
Edition number: 1st ed.