Writing API Tests with Karate

Book excerpt: Unlock the full potential of Karate with this comprehensive guide to effortlessly setup, write, run, optimize, and report test results Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Explore the capabilities of the Karate framework for effective software testing Learn how to integrate Karate tests into projects and CI/CD pipelines Explore lesser-known Karate modules such as Karate UI and Karate Gatling Book Description Software in recent years is moving away from centralized systems and monoliths to smaller, scalable components that communicate with each other through APIs. Testing these communication interfaces is becoming increasingly important to ensure the security, performance, and extensibility of the software. A powerful tool to achieve safe and robust applications is Karate, an easy-to-use, and powerful software testing framework. In this book, you'll work with different modules of karate to get tailored solutions for modern test challenges. You'll be exploring interface testing, UI testing as well as performance testing. By the end of this book, you'll be able to use the Karate framework in your software development lifecycle to make your APIs and applications robust and trustworthy. What you will learn Understand the basic concepts of Karate and its functionality Integrate and use it effectively to solve your testing needs Extend Karate and customize its functionality for your use cases Explore different testing methods and their use cases Run your tests to check the software development lifecycle Get to know more about Karate's UI and performance test approaches Who this book is for This book is for QA engineers and developers who are familiar with APIs and want to make them safer and more secure by applying automated tests with the help of a lightweight and modern framework - Karate.