Recently I discovered an interface testing tool -apifox. It is difficult for me to describe it as an interface management tool or an interface self-testing tool.
The official gave a simple formula to better explain what apifox can do.
Apifox = Postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter
Features of Apifox:
Interface document definition:
While Apifox follows the OpenApi 3.0 (formerly Swagger) and JSON Schema specifications, it also provides a very easy-to-use visual document management function with zero learning cost and is very efficient.
Interface debugging:
Apifox has functions that Postman has, such as environment variables, pre-execution scripts, post-execution scripts, Cookie/Session global sharing, etc., and is as efficient and easy to use as Postman.
Data Mock:
The built-in Mock.js rule engine is very convenient for mocking out various data, and you can write mock rules while defining the data structure. Supports adding "expectations" and flexible configuration to return different data contents based on parameter values. The most important thing is that Apifox can mock out very user-friendly data with zero configuration, which will be introduced later in this article.
Interface automated testing:
Provides interface collection testing, and you can quickly create a test set by selecting an interface (or interface use case). Currently, more functions for interface automation testing are still under development, so stay tuned! The goal is: JMeter will basically have all the functions and be more usable.
Team collaboration:
Apifox was born for team collaboration. The interface is updated synchronously in the cloud in real time, and mature team/project/member rights management meets the needs of all types of enterprises.
When you see this, do you think Apifox is very powerful? Then let’s experience it!
Official website:
Apifox - API documentation, debugging, Mock, and testing integrated collaboration platform - interface documentation tool, interface automated testing tool, interface Mock tool, API documentation tool, API Mock tool, API automated testing tool
Apifox supports three platforms: windows/macOS/linux. We can choose the corresponding version to install according to our own operating system.
Basic usage
After the installation is complete, you need to log in first when starting it for the first time.
apifox gives some examples by default. If you look at its interface, you will find that it is similar to postman.
Looking into it more carefully, I think it is more like a client of an interface management system. Because you can create a team and invite members, this is how QQ invites friends! It enhances the team's ability to collaborate, which is important for a R&D team.
Interface test cases
My learning-API-test project is an example: [If you need it, you can watch the last video]
First, you can create a test environment, which is actually a global variable.
Create a use case under the default category.
As shown in the picture above, I think students who have done interface testing should not need too much explanation from me.
Next is to run the test cases.
It is similar to postman, but Apifox has many more functions that can be explored.
Mock: Create mock data, you don't even need to actually start an interface service.
Generate code: It can generate code for web frameworks in various mainstream languages, business code (for example: python flask) and interface request code (for example: python requests), which is very powerful.
Save as test case: Save the test case and create a test case set, providing one-stop service for interface automation testing.
The rest is up to you to explore!
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