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🎇Introduction
The complete form of API is Application Programming Interface. Software having various types of functionalities is referred to as an Application. We can view the interface as a service contract between two programs. This contract specifies how the two will communicate via requests and responses. Their API description explains how developers should organize those requests and responses. So we will start different aspects of the article “Adding More APIs to Existing Projects” from here.
🎇Working On APIs
APIs node displays all web services (or APIs) that your projects use. This node lets us see our GraphQL, REST, SOAP, Kafka, and XML-RPC APIs. We can set them up and run tests at the same time.
🎇Uses of APIs
Increase the number of APIs in your project.
Extend your API by adding more resources, queries, and mutations to GraphQL APIs.
Create an API definition based on the requests to your service.
Organize and name your API elements so you can discover the ones you need.
Modify your API's queries.
After significant changes, refactor your API specification to operate with the service.
Check that your API adheres to WS-I specifications and schema.
Requests are secured with WS-Security.
🎇Right away Testing
We can send API requests without including the latter in a test case by following steps:
Include the API in your project.
Activate the request editor.
Click ▶
ReadyAPI will send the request and receive the server response. Then display it in the request editor. To configure request parameters that are not given in the imported specification. ReadyAPI provides a wide range of request setup options.
🎇Improving API Testing
The API will be immediately available for testing after we import it. We can make requests and receive responses from our service. ReadyAPI contains the following features for more complicated testing:
ReadyAPI Test assists us in creating functional tests to ensure that our service performs as expected. We can design simple and complicated functional tests with property expansions, data-driven loops, scripting, and other valuable features.
Security tests assist us in ensuring that our service can withstand most typical attacks. They offer both preset scans and scans that we create ourselves.
ReadyAPI Performance simulates a high server load. We can employ various testing methodologies to test multiple components of our server.
🎇Adding More APIs to Existing Projects
Most ReadyAPI projects include at least one API, but “Adding More APIs to Existing Projects” is necessary. There are three primary methods for Adding More APIs to Existing Projects:
✨Import API from Definition
Following steps lead to importing API from the Definition:
Import API Definition by right-clicking the "APIs" section in the "Navigator.
To import the definition, use the Import API Definition dialogue.
TAB
DESCRIPTION
My Computer or URL
We can use the “My Computer” or “URL” to import the definition from a Definition File.
SwaggerHub
To import the definition from SwaggerHub, we use the “SwaggerHub” Tab itself.
✨Import API from Definition File
Enter its path or URL in the Source field for adding more APIs to existing projects from a definition file. Click "Import API".
ReadyAPI automatically determines the definition type. If we need to specify advanced parameters, manually select the required type from the "Type" drop-down box.
✨Import API from SwaggerHub
Import public or private SwaggerHub definitions using the SwaggerHub tab. Follow the steps below for adding more APIs to existing projects:
1. Choose a definition to include in that we are willing to include in our project.
My API includes APIs built by the SwaggerHub account we added to ReadyAPI. Click Log In to SwaggerHub if you have not logged in yet.
The public API contains all of the SwaggerHub APIs to which we have access.
2. Choose which definition versions will be imported. By default, the default version of the definition is chosen.
3. Click Import API.
Our API definition can also be published to SwaggerHub or SwaggerHub On-Premise.
🎇Extend Existing APIs
Our API may change after we start a project. We can usually update the definition automatically by re-importing the API definition file. But we can also change it manually.
✨Extend REST APIs
REST APIs provide a great deal of customization. An element can be added to the existing definition:
Resource - Right-click the service to which you want to add the resource. Select New Resource. Enter the resource location and method in the popup.
Tip - We can also add a new resource to an existing one. Right-click the resource and choose New Child Resource.
Method - Right-click the resource and choose New Method.
Request - Right-click the method and choose New Request.
✨Extend GraphQL APIs
ReadyAPI creates queries and changes expressed in a schema. These changes are made when we import a GraphQL API into our project. There is one request for each created query and mutation. We can add Mutations, Queries, and requests by:
Query - Select New GraphQL Query from the context menu of a GraphQL service.
Mutation - Right-click a GraphQL service and choose New GraphQL Mutation.
Request - Select Add Request after right-clicking on a query or mutation.
✨Extend Kafka APIs
We can extend our Kafka API by adding new topics (channels) and operations:
Channel - Select Add Channel by Right-Clicking on the Kafka service.
Operation- Right-click a channel and choose Add Subscriber or Add Publisher.
✨Extend SOAP APIs
The WSDL outlines the operations in SOAP API. We must import a new WSDL to add or remove operations. To add new requests, right-click on the Navigator and choose New Request.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I update the ready API?
We can check for ReadyAPI updates manually or automatically via our website. To configure Version Update options, follow these steps: Select the ReadyAPI toolbar. Version Update can be found on the left side of the ReadyAPI Preferences window.
What is the distinction between a ready API and a REST API?
ReadyAPI performs a lot more natively. But it comes with licensing fees, whereas REST-assured does not. If we are only testing REST APIs, any will suffice.
Is ready API a tool?
ReadyAPI is an API automation testing solution for REST and SOAP APIs. When used to evaluate web services, ReadyAPI prioritizes efficiency and usability. ReadyAPI provides extensive web services testing that is simplified.
What is Smartbear ReadyAPI?
ReadyAPI is a no-code API testing platform designed to simplify our testing workflows.
Conclusion
In the article “Adding More APIs to Existing Projects,” we have started our discussion with the Working on APIs. Then we have seen the uses of APIs. Then we tried to understand the Right away Testing and Improving API Test. Then we have seen different methods of adding more APIs to existing projects.
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