api-tests-lcc

This repo contains boilerplate tests for anyone to get started with API test automation using lemoncheesecake test framework.

Setup

Requirements:

• Python3
• virtualenv
• virtualenvwrapper

$ pip install venv virtualenvwrapper
$ mkvirtualenv test-env
$ workon test-env

You will have virtual environment to use where you can install all your dependencies.

Installation:

• Install all the dependencies.

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

• Set the PYTHONPATH to your current working directory

export PYTHONPATH=</path/to/your/tests directory>

example:
$ pwd
/home/username/sample/api-tests
$ export PYTHONPATH=/home/username/sample/api-tests

Test Execution:

• Make the changes in the config file for actual values, there is a config.ini too with actual values for execution.

mv config.ini.sample config.ini Make the appropriate changes to base URL in config.ini file if needed.

• To run the test against QA env, set the environment variable appropriately. export ENV=prod Acceptable values for ENV variable are prod/qa for this configuration, you should be able to modify the tests according to your requirements.

• To execute the API tests:

lcc run

• To view the report on the console:

lcc report This command will display the last generated report on the console.

• To view the HTML report in browser:

firefox report/report.html

In case of any questions or clarifications, feel free to reach out.

Compiled by: Anisha Narang