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API Testing – Keeping a Check on Agile Software Development

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As predicted by Gartner, the demands for API testing and virtualization services are expected to rise exponentially because of the increasing intricacies in business logics and quickly changing IT environments. Independent software testing companies take a clue and explore this avenue. Read More at: http://softwaretestingsolution.com/blog/api-testing-keeping-check-agile-software-development/

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API Testing A NICHE CATEGORY IN SOFTWARE TESTING
API testing  Interfaces to the core application logic  Becomes very important for testing
Types of API Testing  Unit testing  Functional testing  Web UI testing  Security testing  Load testing  Runtime error detection
API Tester Guidelines  Prioritize API function calls  Automate grouping of test categories & priorities  Analyze successful and failed outcomes  Add stress to the testing environment through load tests  Check robustness in handling tricky issues & loads
Challenges of API Testing  Tester requires detailed knowledge of the interpretations  The white-box approach pushes the tester to be conversant with core logic
Making API Testing Effective
Strategize for the Tests  A unified framework can be put to use for testing various protocols
Keep the Data Dynamic  Validating results using data from a database, file, or previous responses
Make the API Tests Intuitive  API descriptions like Swagger should be imported to build API tests quickly
Automate testing  Refactoring approaches to be designed to update tests
Adopt a Continuous Approach with Ease  Integrate appropriately into continuous and agile software development
Tools for Continuous Testing  Graphical API testing tools like SoapUI NG  Command-line support for automated regression testing
 SDK and IDE support for developer-first testing patterns Developer First
Strengthening the API strategy  API management platforms  API description formats  API Performance Monitoring  Front-end functional testing  Prompt Issue tracking  SDK generation  IoT and other protocols adherence
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