What is Karate DSL?
Combines API test-automation, mocks and performance-testing into a single, unified framework. The BDD syntax popularized by Cucumber is language-neutral, and easy for even non-programmers. Besides powerful JSON & XML assertions, you can run tests in parallel for speed - which is critical for HTTP API testing.
Karate DSL is a tool in the Testing Frameworks category of a tech stack.
Karate DSL is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Karate DSL's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses Karate DSL?
Companies
11 companies reportedly use Karate DSL in their tech stacks, including Intuit, Deutsche Kreditbank AG, and KocSistem.
Developers
130 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Karate DSL.
Karate DSL Integrations
JavaScript, Visual Studio Code, Java, IntelliJ IDEA, and JUnit are some of the popular tools that integrate with Karate DSL. Here's a list of all 9 tools that integrate with Karate DSL.
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Decisions about Karate DSL
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Karate DSL in their tech stack.
Subrat Das
Lead Enginner at HCL Technologies LTD · | 2 upvotes · 33K views
I want to develop a custom API testing tool for which I have chosen Karate DSL. As I will be dealing with APIs, I need to handle lots of data in JSON or XML format. I need advice on which DB is best suited for my application. MongoDB or MySQL?
Please Suggest. Thank you in advance.
Karate DSL's Features
- Native support for both JSON and XML
- Powerful payload assertions with "deep-equals"
- Data-driven testing
- Easy even for non-programmers
- Embedded JavaScript engine
- Test-doubles or HTTP mocking built-in
- Re-use test scripts as performance-tests
- Environment switching
- Comprehensive reports, supported by all CI tools
Karate DSL Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Karate DSL?
Cucumber
Cucumber is a tool that supports Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) - a software development process that aims to enhance software quality and reduce maintenance costs.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
JUnit
JUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks.
Insomnia REST Client
Insomnia is a powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
RSpec
Behaviour Driven
Development for Ruby.
Making TDD Productive and Fun.
