Dredd is a language-agnostic command-line tool for validating API description document against backend implementation of the API.
Dredd reads your API description and step by step validates whether your API implementation replies with responses as they are described in the documentation.
- API Blueprint
- OpenAPI 2(formerly known as Swagger)
- OpenAPI 3(experimental,contributions welcome!)
Dredd supports writinghooks — a glue code for each test setup and teardown. Following languages are supported:
- Go
- Node.js (JavaScript)
- Perl
- PHP
- Python
- Ruby
- Rust
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$ npm install -g dredd
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Create anAPI Blueprintfile called
api-description.apib. Followtutorial at API Blueprint website or just take one of theready-made examples. -
Run interactive configuration:
$ dredd init
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Run Dredd:
$ dredd
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To see how to use all Dredd's features, browse the full documentation.
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- Dredd - Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool - Interview with Honza Javorek03/22/2019
- Laravel OpenAPI 3 Documentation Verification Using Dredd02/24/2019
- Testing your API with Dredd09/27/2018
- Writing Testable API Documentation Using APIB and Dredd (Rails)06/29/2018
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- Writing and testing API specifications with API Blueprint, Dredd and Apiary12/04/2017
- Testing an API Against its Documentation11/23/2017
- Keeping Documentation Honest11/21/2017
- Apiary designed APIs tested using Dredd09/20/2017
- Dredd + Swagger for REST API testing01/24/2017
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- Dredd: Do Your HTTP API Justice01/28/2015