Bash script - challenge. Writing API tests using the curl program by grzesiekb

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utopian-io · @grzesiekb · Sep 11 '19 (edited)

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Bash script - challenge. Writing API tests using the curl program

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Let’s start

#### First, Let’s check if we have curl package installed

```bash
curl -V
```

#### Preparation and start of the test

In the API for steem documentation, we can find examples of API calls using the curl program.
e.g. 

```bash 
curl -s --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"database_api.find_accounts", "params": {"accounts":["steemit", "grzesiekb"]}, "id":1}' https://api.steemit.com
```
I assume the API works properly if it returns a result containing 'about'

```bash
curl -s --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"database_api.find_accounts", "params": {"accounts":["steemit", "grzesiekb"]}, "id":1}' https://api.steemit.com | grep about -q && echo ‘find_accounts works’ || echo ‘find_accounts is not work’
```

I passed the result to the grep program, in which I check if it contains an  'about' string of characters. If the test is positive, grep returns 'find_accounts works'. If the test is negative, grep returns 'find_accounts is not work'.


#### In the near future, I'm going to present my idea for

* Authentication test (session) using the curl program.
* Authentication test (token) using the curl program.
* Reporting test results written using bash script.
* Keeping (supporting) the tests written with bash scripts.
* Summary (test in bash)

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@steemitboard · Sep 11 '19

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@steemitboard · Dec 12 '19

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