Course Description
This hands-on course provides a comprehensive introduction to API testing and automation using WireMock, a powerful tool for service virtualization. Participants will learn how to mock HTTP APIs, simulate edge cases, control responses, and integrate WireMock into testing frameworks. The course emphasizes practical skills and real-world use cases, preparing testers and developers to build more resilient and autonomous testing environments for microservices and APIs.
Duration
3 Days
Course Objectives
- Understand the principles of API testing and service virtualization.
- Use WireMock to mock, simulate, and stub REST APIs.
- Record and replay real HTTP interactions.
- Configure dynamic and conditional responses.
- Integrate WireMock with automated testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Postman, REST Assured).
- Apply WireMock in CI/CD environments.
- Handle advanced use cases such as fault injection, proxying, and scenarios.
Course Audience
- QA Engineers & Software Testers.
- Test Automation Engineers.
- Backend/API Developers.
- DevOps and SRE professionals involved in API validation.
- Anyone involved in testing microservices and distributed systems.
Course Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with software testing concepts.
- Basic programming knowledge (preferably Java or equivalent).
- Experience with tools like Postman or REST clients is a plus.