JSON API using cucumber and watir webdriver

[watir webdriver]

Hi,

I've to test JSON API using cucumber and watir webdriver.Are there any links or docs available ?

Thanks in-advance..

[Chuck van der Linden]

I would not test an API with Watir.   Watir is made for driving web browsers and interacting with a website as a user would, it is not designed or intended for API testing in any way shape or form.

What I've used for testing an API (in my case a REST based API) was

   Cucumber

    Rest-client gem  (for doing requests and dealing with responses)

    JSON-Spec gem (for validation steps)

The code I wrote was very similar to the example of API testing given in "The Cucumber Book" from Pragmatic Programmers

A recording of a presentation I gave on this about a year ago can be found here  https://github.com/watir/watir-bazaar/wiki/Presentations 

[watir webdriver]

Thanks for your reply Chunk...I'm afraid,the presentation for REST API on github is no longer available.
I've tested few REST API scenarios using cucumber and watir webdriver.
Apart from that we've few JSON integration scenarios to be tested...Is there any way to automate JSON Integration ?
Thanks in-advance.

[Oscar Rieken]

I agree with chuck

to me it seems testing a webservice with a tool made for automating the browser is like using the back of a screwdriver to drive a nail in. yes it works but it might not be the best way to do it.

I would suggest just sending requests directly to the api using something like http-client or something similar, it wont cost you the time of launching the browser which will save you lots of time in the long run. 

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[Chuck van der Linden]

Thanks for the heads up on that... (dammit)  I think Z is already checking with the Kondoot folks to try and figure out what happened to our videos

[Željko Filipin]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Chuck van der Linden <cvande...@climate.com> wrote:

I think Z is already checking with the Kondoot folks to try and figure out what happened to our videos

Yes, but no reply so far.

Željko

[watir webdriver]

Thanks a lot for the response....Plz let me know if you hear anything from Kondoot guys.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:08:24 PM UTC+1, watir webdriver wrote: