How to fast generate your API Test with OpenAPI Tools and Rest-Assured
summary
Claims a repeatable pipeline that uses an OpenAPI spec plus a Maven step and the OpenAPI Generator to generate clients and models from OpenAPI, then produces concise Rest-Assured + JUnit 5 tests with Java 17. Shows building a small runtime: a request-spec builder, a client wrapper, and a service layer that turns verbose given/when/then code into business actions. Reports adoption across 17 teams, warns autogenerated tests are noisy, and demonstrates templates and abstractions that cut duplication and make tests maintainable.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 3:37the problems to solve
- 5:14the backend application
- 9:45tests using REST Assured
- 16:41tests using req-resp specification
- 23:32download the spec file
- 26:27generate the Client API
- 29:05auto-generated tests
- 30:04architecture
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