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gRPC is a remote procedure call framework that allows for efficient communication between services

Testing gRPC APIs involves verifying that the API functions properly and that it can handle various types of input and output data

This typically involves sending requests to the API and examining the responses to ensure that they are correct and meet the expectations of the developer

Workflow ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051

Workflows contain meta information, tests and default configuration

A minimal Workflow should at least define a version and a name

Optionally, you can also specify reusables, such as env in this example, which you can use throughout the workflow

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Your workflows will share a similar structure, think about a workflow like a LEGO-set that you assemble step-by-step

WARNING

By default, the test runner will skip subsequent steps after the previous ones have failed. Add continueOnFail to your workflow, if you want to continue test execution after a failed step

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Tests ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test

Tests describe different test suites. Tests can have multiple steps. Tests are executed concurrently. Each test has a separate context, shared across steps

Tests can have their own configuration options, overwriting the options specified in the workflow

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Steps ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test
    steps:
      - name: Example step
        grpc:
          proto:
            - public/helloworld.proto
          host: ${{env.host}}
          service: helloworld.Greeter
          method: SayHello
          data:
            name: world!

Steps are the instructions to be executed by the runner. Steps contain the request parameters, captures and checks. Steps are executed in a sequence. If one step fails, all the following steps are skipped. Steps have access to shared context

Auth ​

TLS ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    auth:
      tls:
        rootCerts:
          file: root.cert
        privateKey:
          file: key.cert
        certChain:
          file: chain.cert

Data ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    data:
      hello: world

Metadata ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    metadata:
      hello: world

Conditions ​

yaml

- if: captures.message != "Hello World!"
  name: gRPC request
  grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello

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Captures ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test
    steps:
      - name: Example step
        grpc:
          proto:
            - public/helloworld.proto
          host: ${{env.host}}
          service: helloworld.Greeter
          method: SayHello
          data:
            name: world!
          captures:
            message:
              jsonpath: $.message

Steps can specify captures to capture data from responses into named variables that can later be used in consequent requests. Also known as "request chaining"

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Chaining requests ​

Template interpolation allows you to use captured data as a value

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    data:
      message: ${{captures.message}}

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Checks ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test
    steps:
      - name: Example step
        grpc:
          proto:
            - public/helloworld.proto
          host: ${{env.host}}
          service: helloworld.Greeter
          method: SayHello
          data:
            name: world!
          captures:
            message:
              jsonpath: $.message
          check:
            jsonpath:
              $.message: Hello world!

Steps can include checks to validate responses

JSONPath ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    data:
      message: ${{captures.message}}
    check:
      jsonpath:
        $.id: 1

JSON Schema ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    data:
      message: ${{captures.message}}
    check:
      schema:
        type: object
        properties:
          message:
            type: string
        required:
          - message

Performance ​

yaml

- grpc:
    proto: public/helloworld.proto
    host: 0.0.0.0:50051
    service: helloworld.Greeter
    method: SayHello
    data:
      message: ${{captures.message}}
    check:
      performance:
        total:
          - lte: 200

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Matchers ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test
    steps:
      - name: Example step
        grpc:
          proto:
            - public/helloworld.proto
          host: ${{env.host}}
          service: helloworld.Greeter
          method: SayHello
          data:
            name: world!
          captures:
            message:
              jsonpath: $.message
          check:
            jsonpath:
              $.message:
                - eq: Hello world!
                - isString: true

Matchers can be used to match values against a pre-defined set of rules

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Reusables ​

yaml

version: "1.1"
name: My Workflow
env:
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
components:
  credentials:
    example:
      tls:
        rootCerts:
          file: root.cert
        privateKey:
          file: key.cert
        certChain:
          file: chain.cert
tests:
  example:
    name: Example test
    steps:
      - name: Example step
        grpc:
          proto:
            - public/helloworld.proto
          host: ${{env.host}}
          service: helloworld.Greeter
          method: SayHello
          auth:
            $ref: "#/components/credentials/example"
          data:
            name: world!
          captures:
            message:
              jsonpath: $.message
          check:
            jsonpath:
              $.message:
                - eq: Hello world!
                - isString: true

Reusables allow you to reuse content such as schemas and credentials without repetition

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