Published: 1 October 2015 | By Dan Bate
Testing APIs in Django can often be a repetitive task. Over time, we've explored various tools to make this process more efficient and thorough.
Discovering Gabbi
Gabbi is a tool that allows for declarative testing of HTTP APIs. By defining tests in YAML files, you can quickly describe requests and expected responses without writing boilerplate code.
Enter Hypothesis
While Gabbi handles the definition of API endpoints and expectations, Hypothesis provides property-based testing. It generates edge cases and boundary conditions that you might not think to test manually, ensuring your API is robust against unexpected inputs.
Combining these two provides a powerful framework for Django projects, allowing for both precise behavioral testing and deep security/resilience checking.