robotframework-openapidriver 0.1.0a3

A library for contract-testing OpenAPI / Swagger APIs.

OpenDriver is an extension of the Robot Framework® DataDriver library that allows for generation and execution of test cases based on the information in an OpenAPI document (also known as Swagger document). This document explains how to use the OpenApiDriver library.

For more information about Robot Framework®, see http://robotframework.org. For more information about the DataDriver library, see https://github.com/Snooz82/robotframework-datadriver.

Installation

If you already have Python >= 3.8 with pip installed, you can simply run:

pip install --upgrade robotframework-openapidriver

OpenAPI (aka Swagger)

The OpenAPI Specification (OAS) defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to RESTful APIs. https://swagger.io/specification/

The openapi module implements a reader class that generates a test case for each endpoint, method and response that is defined in an OpenAPI document, typically an openapi.json or openapi.yaml file.

How it works

If the source file has the .json or .yaml extension, it will be loaded by the prance module and the test cases will be generated.

*** Settings ***
Library            OpenApiDriver
...                    source=openapi.json
Test Template      Do Nothing


*** Test Cases ***
Some OpenAPI test for ${method} on ${endpoint} where ${status_code} is expected

*** Keywords *** ***
Do Nothing
    [Arguments]    ${endpoint}    ${method}    ${status_code}
    No Operation

It is also possible to load the openapi.json / openapi.yaml directly from the server by using the url instead of a local file:

*** Settings ***
Library            OpenApiDriver
...                    source=http://127.0.0.1:8000/openapi.json

Since the OpenAPI document is essentially a contract that specifies what operations are supported and what data needs to be send and will be returned, it is possible to automatically validate the API against this contract. For this purpose, the openapi module also implements a number of keywords.