API Test Framework

Testing and validating JsonPlaceholder REST services with RestAssured in Java.

Table of contents

• General info
• Technologies
• Prerequisites
• Setup
• TestRun
• TestReport
• Features
• Status
• Contact

General info

This is test automation framework skeleton.
JsonPlaceholder is Free fake API for testing and prototyping.
RestAssured used for the testing and validation of RESTAPIs.
TestNG framework used for running and designing tests.

Technologies

• Java - version 8.0
  
• Maven - version Apache Maven 3.6.3
  
• TestNg
  
• RestAssured
  

Prerequisites

• Needs JDK 8+ to be installed. (For more information about installation : https://docs.azul.com/zulu/zuludocs/ZuluUserGuide/Title.htm)
• Needs Maven to be installed. (For more information about installation : https://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/maven-in-five-minutes.html)

Setup

Git clone the repository to your local environment for further information refer to the link: https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/cloning-a-repository

git clone https://github.com/ozlemgulp/api_test.git

To build the artifact go to the project root folder and open cmd and run the command:

mvn clean install

TestRun

Test can be run with 2 option
1. Run tests from cmd:

mvn test

2. Run test by using testng.xml
Import the project to IDE
find the testng.xml right click to file> Run As >TestNG Suite

TestReport

Maven surfire report created after each run under test-output folder

Features

List of features ready and TODOs for future development

• Awesome feature 1: Search for the user with username “​keyword​”
• Awesome feature 2: Use the details fetched to make a search for the posts written by the  user.
• Awesome feature 3: For each post, fetch the comments and validate if the emails in the  comment section are in the proper format.

To-do list:

Status

Project is: finished

Contact

Created by @ogpamuk - feel free to contact me!