Testing with Apiary

One of the best and most important features of Apiary is the ability to verify that the implementation of an API is actually consistent with its design, for example, an API blueprint. This is critical because in many occasions developers might deviate from the actual design and without the ability to test this, issues could occur later in the lifecycle whereby API consumers don't get the API they expected.

To prevent this issue from materializing, the Test your API feature of Apiary allows for a utility call Dredd to be download and installed. Dredd can then be used to automatically verify that a service endpoint matches a given API definition:

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Note that the use of Dredd for API unit testing is covered extensively in Chapter 3, Designing the API.