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Introduction
As the title suggests, we’ll discuss a Facebook project in ready API in this article.
But, before we move on to the Facebook project in ready API, we should have a clear idea of ready API.
So, in this article, we will first learn what ready API is. After that, we will see some features of ready API. Then we will learn about the Facebook project in ready API.
What is Ready API?
In school, during the exams, remember how your mother used to remind you to revise the answers after writing?
The work of an API is similar to revising answers in a test. In an exam, we revise our answers while an API tests the different functionalities of a software.
Now that we know what an API is let’s move on to ready API.
Ready API is one in which all the tests on a software are done in a single interface. In other words, ready API allows development teams to create, manage, and execute automated functional, security, and performance tests in one centralized interface. This is done with the help of different modules. For more details on ready API, you may visit this link.
Now that we know what ready API is let’s see briefly how to install ready API.
Installing Ready API
Let’s see how to install ready API concisely.
Step 1: From the ReadyAPI Downloads Center, get the installer for your operating system.
Step 2: Start installing. A welcome screen will appear if ready API is not installed on your system. If we have already installed it, you will be prompted to update ready API, if necessary.
Step 3: Press next to move on to the next step, where you will be asked to choose the folder in which you want it installed.
Step 4: After the installation, you will be given two checkboxes to run ready API and create a desktop shortcut. Do as you find necessary.
Step 5: Click finish.
With this, you have successfully installed ready API. You may visit here for a more detailed explanation of installing it with pictures.
Now that we know what ready API is and have installed it on our system, too, it is time to learn about the Facebook project in ready API.
Facebook Project in Ready API
The Facebook project in ready API demonstrates how to perform actions on Facebook using its API. It works with local virtual services to simulate the API. This way, the requests processed here can be used with the actual Facebook website.
In the ready API application, it looks like this.
Now, you may be wondering how we open the Facebook project in ready API. Let’s see how in the next section.
Opening the Project
Before we open a project, we have to install ready API. If you already haven’t, you may go through the steps and install ready API. The application should open like this.
Now that we have ready API installed, we need to open our project. To do that, we must first go to the dashboard.
Then, select the Facebook Sample Project from the sample projects list on the right-hand side.
The project has now been imported into the workspace.
Now it’s time to use the project. Let’s see how to.
Using the Project
In the beginning, we learned that the Facebook project in ready API simulates the working of the Facebook API, but how does the project do that?
The project uses local virtual services. To run individual requests from the Navigator panel, select the ready API virtualization node and start all virtual services.
The ready API tests included in the project use setup and teardown scripts to start and stop the services. Thus, we can run them without any prior knowledge. We must remember that while local virtual services do not require authorization, the requests include an access token. This token is required to authenticate to the real Facebook API. Now that we know how to use the project let’s see some sample tests.
Sample Tests
The sample Facebook project in ready API already contains a few ready API tests. Let’s see what some of those are.
Post messages to the News Feed
This test posts messages using the API. It works with request properties and includes a data source loop to demonstrate various ways of working with Facebook requests.
Filter the News Feed
This test sends requests to the Facebook API to get specific news from the news feed.
Different Dispatch Strategies
This test shows how to create a complex dispatch strategy in the virtual services in ready API virtualization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ready API?
Ready API is an API in which all the tests done on a software are done in a single interface. In other words, ready API allows development teams to create, manage, and execute automated functional, security, and performance tests in one centralized interface.
What is the Facebook project in ready API?
The Facebook project in ready API demonstrates how to perform actions on Facebook using its API. It works with local virtual services to simulate the API.
Why do we use the Facebook project in ready API?
We use the Facebook project in ready API to simulate the processed requests that we can use with the real Facebook website.
What other sample projects are available in ready API?
Some other sample projects in ready API are Flickr, YouTube, Kafka, and Virtualization.
What sample tests are available for the Facebook project in ready API?
The sample tests for the Facebook project in ready API are posting messages to the news feed, filtering the news feed, and dispatch strategies.
Conclusion
In this article, we first learned about ready API and its installation. Then we saw a sample project on Facebook in ready API. We learned how to open the project, use it, and about some sample tests.
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