Automation-First Approach Using the Karate API Testing Framework

Adopting an automation-first mindset is the first step to reduce manual and repetitive work. Thinking this way enables us to move faster, and more efficiently. It unburdens us from mundane, repetitive work, allowing us to focus on solving problems and creating value in the Software Development Life Cycle.

So the first thing is to look for a tool that helps us write automated tests faster and is easy to maintain.

Karate is an open-source API test automation tool. API tests are written using Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) Gherkin syntax. Unlike other BDD frameworks like Cucumber, Specflow or JBehave, Karate has all the step definitions written for us so we don’t have to worry about writing them. This enables even non-developers to easily write API tests for the services. Let’s check some of the main features of the framework and how it makes API test development easier.