Streamline Your API Tests: Focus On Primitive Steps
Streamline API tests by focusing on primitive steps, not direct requests. Reduce unnecessary calls, slow performance & overcomplicated validations.
Streamline Your API Tests: Less is More TL;DR: Use primitive steps to verify API behavior instead of direct requests. Problems Unnecessary API calls Slow test performance Overcomplicated validations Fragile tests Slow feedback loops Maintainability Misleading test results Solutions Test primitive outcomes Validate responses directly Avoid extra API steps Simplify test logic Context When you test an API, you might fall into the trap of using multiple API requests to verify a single operation. Making a POST and immediately making a GET to check the existence of the...