504 :  Where’d My GUI Go? Testing APIs
Wednesday, 9:15am - 10:30am

 
Track: Test Automation

This session will be a survey of testing various types of APIs with non-GUI tools. We'll cover testing of REST and SOAP APIs, and walk through some sample automation using Python and Ruby.

Topics covered will include:

• a brief overview of a SOAP API and a REST API
• a discussion of tools and libraries available in python and ruby
• your first API call
• logging and debugging
• assertions and checks
• techniques for simple data driven tests

Please note that this session is intended for people with basic familiarity with scripting.

Catherine Powell

Principal, Abakas

Catherine Powell is a principal at Abakas, a software consulting company. Catherine has been testing and managing testers and development teams for about 10 years. She has worked with a broad range of software, including an enterprise storage system, a web-based healthcare system, data synchronization applications on mobile devices, and web apps of various flavors. She is an author, speaker, and a mentor to engineers and technical managers. Catherine focuses primarily on the realities of shipping software in small and mid-size companies. Catherine's published works, blog, and contact information can be found at www.abakas.com.