Karate End To End Tests

#What is Karate?

Karate is an open-source tool used for testing web services, APIs, and microservices. It is built on top of the Cucumber and Gatling frameworks and offers a simple syntax for creating tests, making it accessible to both developers and non-developers.

#Karate Key Features

Here are some of the most recognizable features of Karate:

• Built-in support for HTTP, SOAP, and GraphQL protocols.
• Natural language-based syntax using Gherkin.
• JSON and XML payloads are handled natively.
• Integrated assertion and validation methods.
• Parallel test execution.
• Can be run as part of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

#Karate Use-Cases

Here are some use-cases for Karate:

• Functional testing of web services, APIs, and microservices.
• Automated API testing.
• Load testing with Gatling integration.
• End-to-end testing of microservice architectures.
• Integration testing of external systems.
• Contract testing and API documentation with OpenAPI.

#Karate Summary

Karate is an open-source tool that provides an easy-to-use syntax for testing web services, APIs, and microservices, with built-in support for various protocols and integrated assertion and validation methods. It can be run as part of CI/CD pipelines, supports parallel test execution, and can be used for functional testing, load testing, and contract testing, among other use-cases.