Karate DSL: API Automation and Performance from Zero to Hero

Explanation of what is JSON and how to read, add and update data in JSON objects using JSON path

What is API. Type of REST requests. Definition of status codes. Basic concept of why do we need to make API automation and how Karate plays its role in it.

Preparation of development environment. Installation of all needed dependencies to our system to be able to work with this class

Cloning and installation of the Test Project for this class. Alternatively, you can use the "Deployed project" which is already up and running. Check the URL attached to this lesson.

How to set up a Karate project from scratch.

Overview of Karate framework components and structure

Writing the first simple test in Karate with GET request

Difference between "Url" and "Path" commands in Karate when defining end-points

First introduction to assertions in Karate

Simple POST request in Karate. Rules and syntax.

Definition of Karate Runner. Configuration of Tags to be able to run or ignore certain Features/Scenarios

Example of the DELETE request. Verification of successful deletion operation.

How to re-use the code by calling other Karate feature files.

Configuration of environment variables in karate-config.js and how to use these variables in feature files

Explanation of embedded and multi-line expressions when working with JSON objects in feature files

How to make assertions of the response object. Working with JSON path. Exact match and partial match.

How to make an assertion based on response value type or JSON object structure

How to make a validation of the response JSON schema

Creating of JAVA class and using a Faker library to generate random test data values. Then read this JAVA class in the feature files and use random test data in API requests

How to re-use test scenario with a different set of test data and assert a result based on this data

How to read other files (json, js, csv etc..) and use the result in test feature files

Review of typical errors and mistakes in Karate and how to debug your code if you face errors during test execution.

Description of the homework by the end of API Automation section

Configuration of Before and After hooks in Karate. How to set up Before All test, Before Feature and Before Scenario logic. How to set up After Feature and After Scenario logic

Parallel execution configuration

Importing alternative Cucumber HTML report to the framework

How to implement conditional logic in feature files. IF -> ELSE logic.

How to make your test to retry a call if a condition is not satisfied. How to implement sleep (wait) in Karate.

Different ways of JSON object transformation using Karate

How to convert String to Number and Number to String

How to connect to SQL Database and perform INSERT query and SELECT query from the database

How to run karate tests in Docker Container

Installation of Gatling dependencies for Karate and configuration

Setting up a simulation Scala class and running first smoke performance test

Definition of Karate Protocol and configuration of reporting

How correctly configure "User Think Time" in Karate. Simulation of user wait time between actions

How to set up and configure the simulation flow, how to scale and inject virtual users over time to simulate load increasing to the application. How to read test results.

Inject test data from CSV file into virtual user session using Gatling feeder

Creating a custom JAVA class to call the Create Token feature to generate access tokens and then use these tokens in the Gatling feeder. As a result, virtual users will have their own authorization tokens.

How to modify reporting using Name Resolver to provide better description to end points

Overriding of default values for akka dispatchers to resolve possible issues when new users are not injected into simulation

Where to find more information and help?