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Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, I’ll showcase ways to streamline your API testing by harnessing AI within Postman. We’ll begin by addressing the basic questions and setting up the environment.<\/p>\n

What is Postman?<\/h3>\n

Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs-faster.<\/p>\n

Setting up the environment.<\/h3>\n

To begin, we require some endpoints for testing purposes. To fulfill this requirement, I’ve set up a dedicated server. If you’re unfamiliar with\u00a0Docker\u00a0and\u00a0Git, there’s no need to worry\u2014I’ve prepared comprehensive instructions on how to install them (Docker\/docker-compose<\/a> and git installation<\/a> guidelines can be found towards the end of the article). Once you have Git and Docker in place, you can proceed next:<\/p>\n

<\/p>» data-abbr=»Ensure port 8080\u00a0is unoccupied; the application is operational on this port.»>Ensure port 8080\u00a0is unoccupied; the application is operational on this port.<\/abbr><\/p>\n

You need to clone a repo<\/u><\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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    open in terminal (or an equivalent) and run commands:<\/p>\n

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      git clone https:\/\/github.com\/PavelMal\/PostmanTesting.git<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      cd PostmanTesting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      docker-compose up<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Please wait for approximately 1-2 minutes, and after this time, you should observe a log entry resembling the following:<\/p>\n

      Starting qa-server ... done Attaching to qa-server \u2026 \u2026 qa-server    | 2023-08-10 05:19:17.741  INFO 1 --- [main] com.test.Application: Started Application in 5.183 seconds (JVM running for 6.1<\/code><\/pre>\n
      This indicates that the application is now operational. To verify its proper functionality, simply initiate a request to:<\/p>\n
      http:\/\/localhost:8080\/api\/check  -  Expect a response status code of 200 OK.<\/code><\/pre>\n
      Your progress is commendable<\/strong>. We have now successfully configured the testing environment<\/p>\n
      This application offers the capability to generate and retrieve orders (an order being an object comprising three attributes:\u00a0id<\/strong>,\u00a0name<\/strong>, and\u00a0price<\/strong>). Don’t hesitate to utilize Swagger for this purpose:\u00a0http:\/\/localhost:8080\/swagger-ui.html#\/<\/code>\u00a0(It’s not in vain that I added it to the project. ?)<\/p>\n
      Generate the initial order and tests to verify this functionality<\/h3>\n
      Let\u2019s move on to the most interesting part — open the Postman and create your first order<\/p>\n
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      Well done<\/strong>!\u00a0At this point, we can begin creating tests for that specific endpoint. However, before we proceed, consider this: we have an AI assistant at our disposal. Let’s experiment with its capabilities.<\/p>\n
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        Click on \u2018Tests\u2019 tab<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Click on AI assistant button<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Write \u2018Add tests to this request\u2019 and submit it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        You\u2019ve got your first set of tests including checking response time.<\/p>\n
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        Try other prompts such as:<\/p>\n