Table of contents
1.
Introduction
2.
About Functional Testing
3.
Migrating to Ready API From SoapUI or SoapUI Pro
3.1.
Converting SoapUI Projects
3.2.
Finding Features In Ready API
4.
Ready API Test Licences
5.
Frequently Asked Questions
5.1.
What is a functional test in the ready API?
5.2.
Why should I use dynamic data in my functional API tests?
5.3.
How do I run a functional test in Ready API?
5.4.
How do I create a functional test for an API?
6.
Conclusion
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2024

Functional Testing in ReadyAPI

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Introduction

Functional tests by Ready API ensure that an API or web service adheres to the necessary business logic. A test consists of sending requests and determining whether the answers match the expectations.

Functional tests concentrate on what the service does, so it is not necessary to look at how it operates.

                             

Functional Testing in ready api

                 

API quality for Agile and DevOps software teams is speedup  by Ready API, which enables teams to create, manage, and carry out automated functional, security, and performance tests through a single centralised interface.

This blog explains the details of Functional Testing,Migrating to Ready API From SoapUI or SoapUI Pro, Converting SoapUI Projects,and we can find features in Ready API and also talk about Ready API Licence

About Functional Testing

🍁 Functional testing can be done against your SOAP, RESTful, GraphQL, Kafka, JMS, or other API or web service using Ready API.

🍁 Functional tests by Ready API ensure that an API or web service adheres to the necessary business logic. A test  consists of sending requests and determining, whether the answers match the expectations. Functional tests concentrate on what the service does, so it is not necessary to look at how it operates

🍁 The test  consists of several requests or actions that mimic real user behaviour. Assertions verify that the service performs as expected and provides the required response at each step.

🍁 To ensure that the tested service handles it correct, it is possible to reuse the same test steps with different data using data-driven loops.

🍁 Functional tests are  used by testers throughout the service development process. They use functional tests to check that all features work as intended after adding new functionality to their applications. Performance testing can  make use of  these Tests.

                                

Functional testing

Migrating to Ready API From SoapUI or SoapUI Pro

🍁 You don't need to export, change, package, or do anything else 


🍁 your project files in order to move it from SoapUI to Ready API.


🍁 Without modification, Ready API projects bought to function in Ready API.

 

🍁 It's important to note that there is no assurance that your project will be able to open in SoapUI once it has been converted to the Ready API format.  It is impossible to return the features of Ready API to SoapUI. For instance, not all performance tests or Pro features are backwards-compatible.


🍁 On SoapUI, Ready API is based. You can run your tests in Ready API by opening your SoapUI projects there.


Converting SoapUI Projects

  • Projects using SoapUI can interact directly with Ready API. You can still open your project in a SoapUI because it doesn't use a different project format.
     
  • There is no assurance that your project will be able to be opened in SoapUI once it has been converted to the Ready API format. Furthermore, it is impossible to return the features of Ready API to SoapUI. For instance, not all performance tests or Pro features are backwards-compatible.

Finding Features In Ready API

Some features in Ready API can be found in unexpected locations.

🚀 API Definitions -> APIs

Your API definitions can get in APIs. You can view all the API definitions for every one of your projects at once there.  

API defination

🚀 TestSteps -> Functional Tests

Your functional tests can be held in Functional Tests. You can interact with them there similarly to how you interact with your tests in SoapUI and, you can access newly added  API definitions for the project you are working on , using the APIs window.

Functional test

 🚀 Load Tests -> Performance Tests

The variations between Ready API performance tests and SoapUI load tests.

Performance test

🚀 Security Test

Your security tests are detected in the Navigator's Security Tests node. Security checks are  part of the project but continue to focus on specific test cases.You can test the security of your service using the security scans, just like in SoapUI. 

security test

🚀 MockServices -> APIs (Virtual)

Your mock can get services in APIs (Virtual). With the simpler interface of APIs , you can customize the virtual API on a single screen.

APIs virtual

Ready API Test Licences


🍁 Every user of the product can access functional testing in Ready API.

🍁 Any user who owns a licence for Ready API has access to the free base functional and security testing features. 

🍁 For those who have a Ready API Performance licence, this entails that they have access to the basic functional and security testing features.

🍁 You can utilise all of Ready API's functional testing features to their fullest extent with Ready API Test licences.

ReadyAPI Test Licenses


☘️ To learn about the variations between the licences

Difference Base and ReadyAPI Test

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a functional test in the ready API?

Functional tests by Ready API ensure that an API or web service adheres to the  necessary business logic. A test consists of sending requests and determining whether the answers match the expectations. Functional tests concentrate on what the service does, so it is not necessary to look at how it operates.

Why should I use dynamic data in my functional API tests?

For boundary conditions, positive/negative testing, and accurately simulating how users interact with your APIs in the real world, realistic, dynamic data must be used in your functional API tests. You can add security scans to your new or existing functional tests using Read API.

How do I run a functional test in Ready API?

Ready API will create a project, and a confirmation dialogue will appear. Click Run in the dialogue box to run the functional test you just created, or click Add Data to build a data-driven test that uses an Excel data source.  Close the dialogue if you don't want to carry out any operations.

How do I create a functional test for an API?

If your company  uses an API, you can write a test for it. Select File > New Functional  Test.Select  Functional Test in the New Test tile on the Dashboard.Select Start after selecting the Ready API Project option in the New Functional Test wizard.

Conclusion

In this article, we have  discussed the details of Functional Testing,Migrating to Ready API From SoapUI or SoapUI Pro, Converting SoapUI Projects,and we can find features in Ready API and also talk about Ready API Licences.

We hope that this blog has helped you enhance your knowledge regarding Creating Functional Tests in ready API. If you'd like to learn more, Check out the following links:

🔥    Configuring Requests in ready API

🔥    API Testing tools

🔥    Ready API


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