Hands-On RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices

API validation tests

All software needs quick evaluation and to assert its purpose of creation. The validation tests need to be run for every function that is developed, at the end of the development process. Unlike unit tests, which focus on particular pieces or functions of the API, validation tests are a higher-level consideration, answering a set of questions so that the development can move on to the next phase.

A set of questions for validation tests could be the following:

1. A product-specific question, such as, is it the necessary function that is asked for?
2. A behavioral question, such as, is the developed function doing what is intended?
3. An efficiency-related question, such as, is the intended function using the necessary code, in ...