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Test Automation Engineering Handbook

You're reading from   Test Automation Engineering Handbook Learn and implement techniques for building robust test automation frameworks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804615492
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Manikandan Sambamurthy Manikandan Sambamurthy
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: The Basics
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Test Automation FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Test Automation Strategy 4. Chapter 3: Common Tools and Frameworks 5. Part 2: Practical Affairs
6. Chapter 4: Getting Started with the Basics 7. Chapter 5: Test Automation for Web 8. Chapter 6: Test Automation for Mobile 9. Chapter 7: Test Automation for APIs 10. Chapter 8: Test Automation for Performance 11. Part 3: Continuous Learning
12. Chapter 9: CI/CD and Test Automation 13. Chapter 10: Common Issues and Pitfalls 14. Assessments 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix A:Mocking API Calls

How API mocking works

API mocking involves creating a mock API server that returns the pre-configured response for any request from the client on that route. This mock API server is the placeholder for the actual server, which is not available for a variety of reasons. Figure A.1 illustrates how API mocking works.

Figure A.1 – API mocking

The mock API server can be local or public and it helps temporarily remove the dependency between the frontend and backend components. It is vital to remember that the API server responds purely based on the incoming request and in no way provides a real picture of the data on the server side.

Having understood how API mocking works, let us quickly set up a mock API using Postman.

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