Gain insights into performing REST and SOAP API test automation, writing API and integration tests from scratch, and preparing for test automation interviews with a downloadable framework.

restassured.tar.gz

TestNG

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TestNG SOAP

In software development, microservices and APIs are used for writing business logic. API testing has become an important component in the testing cycle, as it can be used to test the functionality, integration flows, load and performance.

In this course, you will learn how to perform REST and SOAP API test automation. This course covers all the required details for you to start writing API and integration tests from scratch. It will also prepare you for test automation interviews.

As part of the course, you will be able to download a sample API automation framework. You can use this for writing automation tests of modules or applications, or just extend and customize it for your own use

Learn REST and SOAP API Test Automation in Java

# Downloading the framework code

This is a sample framework that can be extended and reused for any SOAP web service testing requirement. It can be downloaded [here](/udata/XJo7811XxLJ/soap-automation-frmk.zip).

# Project structure

## src/main/java
* `io.educative.soap.AuthHeaderRequestCallback` -- an implementation of `org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceMessageCallback` that helps us construct `SOAP Header` for sending plain text authorization username and password
* `io.educative.soap.WebServiceClient` -- a class that holds the bean definition of `WebServiceTemplate` which is used to make web service calls
* `io.educative.soap.helpers.StudentServiceHelper` -- a class for writing helper methods used in making a request
* `io.educative.soap.utils.ConfigManager` -- a class for configuration management that takes configuration parameters from project-specific `config.properties` which can be overridden by a JVM argument

## src/main/resources
* `logback.xml` -- the configuration for logback
* `students.wsdl` -- WSDL of the web services that we are writing tests for

# Sample tests written using the framework 

## src/test/java

* `io.educative.soap.server.SOAPApplication` -- a simple SOAP application that is under test.
* `io.educative.soap.BaseTest` -- an abstract class that all test class extend which contains methods to load Spring Beans at the start of the test suite and initialize the `WebServiceTemplate` which the `io.educative.soap.helpers.StudentServiceHelper` will need to make web service calls. In addition, it has the methods to start ad stop the SOAP application server at the before and end of the test suite.
* `io.educative.soap.tests.TestGetStudents` -- a sample test class for testing `GetStudents` web service - with and without authorization
* `io.educative.soap.tests.TestIntegrationFlow` -- a sample test class that tests the complete flow of creation, fetch, update, and deletion of a `Student`

## src/test/resources

* `config.properties` -- a property file that holds the project-specific configuration parameters and can be read using `ConfigManager`
* `testng.xml` -- a suite of TestNG tests

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Now, we are familiar with the framework code structure. In the next lesson, we will learn to build, run, and experiment with the downloaded tests.

In this lesson, we will download and understand the framework structure.

About API and WebServices

Introduction to HTTP

Introduction to REST API

REST API Automation using Rest Assured

Introduction to SOAP API

SOAP API Automation

Integration Test

Allure Reporting

Manual Testing: REST and SOAP API

Bonus: API Test Automation Framework

Conclusion

Download the SOAP API Test Framework

Downloading the framework code