·Set yourself up for success by identifying testing requirements early onPerform your own tests hands on using the restful-booker sandbox API platform, designed specifically for learning API testingExamine exploratory testing case studies to observe these tests at work in the wildImplement a suite of automation approaches for testing web APIs What’s the best way to ensure your API is ready to release to the world? By properly testing it! In this practical, comprehensive guide, Mark Winteringham shares his expert testing knowledge, including the challenges of delivering high-quality APIs, factors that impact quality, and what goes into a successful testing strategy. In Testing Web APIs, you’ll dive deep into exploratory testing, design testing, test automation, and mitigating risks, as you prepare your API for sharing with the world—and making that all-important first impression the best it can be. Key chapters of importance In chapter 5, explore how to strike a balance between structure and freedom with exploratory testing.Find out how to avoid the pitfalls of the “automation gold rush” as you automate web API tests in chapter 6.Discover how contract testing diminishes the impact of communication problems between APIs and learn how to implement it with the useful Pact toolset in chapter 9.In chapter 12, learn to adopt a testing-in-production mindset that focuses on customer expectations as well as how the product will truly be used… because quality is in the eye of the beholder! How does this book differ from other books on the market? While other books about testing web APIs contain detail-light, anecdotal case studies, provide testing strategies for only specific programming languages, or serve to sell proprietary testing tools, Testing Web APIs combines seasoned, tried-and-true instruction, complete case studies, and hands-on projects to offer a structured, exhaustive exploration of the many ways to implement effective, successful API testing in modern software development that’s applicable and accessible to all developers.
✔ Author(s): Mark Winteringham
✔ Title: Testing Web APIs
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (20 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1617299537
✔ ISBN-13: 9781617299537
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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