Open-Source Testing Tools for API Development – Part 4

Open-Source Testing Tools for API Development – Backend Testing Author: John Ormerod, W3Partnership Limited Date: July 2017 Introduction In part 1 of this series, I covered my experience with: API Definition Unit Testing. In part 2, I covered: Calling APIs: Test Clients This will be followed by two more instalments: In part 3, I covered: Function and Load Tests SoapUI JMeter In my final instalment, I cover: Part 4 Mocking…

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Open-Source Testing Tools for API Development – Part 3

Introduction In part 1 of this series, I covered my experience with: API Definition Unit Testing. In part 2, I covered: Calling APIs: Test Clients This will be followed by two more instalments: In this (part 3), I cover: Function and Load Tests SoapUI JMeter This will be followed by the final instalment: Part 4 Mocking back-end services Some of the tools were recommended by colleagues on projects, some I…

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Open-Source Testing Tools for API development – Part 2

Author: John Ormerod, W3Partnership Limited Date: January 2017 Introduction In part 1 of this series, I covered my experience with: API Definition Unit Testing. In this (part 2), I cover: Calling APIs: Test Clients This will be followed by two more: Part 3 Function and Load Tests SoapUI JMeter Part 4 Mocking back-end services Some of the tools were recommended by colleagues on projects, some I discovered and the rest…

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Open-Source Testing Tools for API development – Part 1

Author: John Ormerod, W3Partnership Limited Date: December 2016 Copyright Copyright subsists in all W3Partnership publications. Except as permitted by Copyright Law, no extract may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior permission in writing from W3Partnership. © W3Partnership Limited (2016) Contact Address: W3Partnership Limited 18a Kendale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, HP3 8NN…

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APIS, multi-tiered application architecture and Microservices- An Investigation

  Author: John Ormerod Date: August 2016     Contents Introduction 3 What is the Problem? 3 Case Study 4 What is a Multi-tier Architecture? 5 Why is a multi-tier architecture so effective? 6 What is a Microservice? 8 Why Use Microservices? 8 Monolithic applications 8 Characteristics of a Microservice 9 How do Microservices and a Multi-tiered Architecture Fit Together? 9 Re-use and Change when using an API-led Tiered Architecture…

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