Rest Assured Notes

This PDF is a comprehensive study and practice guide for API testing with Rest Assured. It explains API concepts in simple, memory-trick style notes and includes practical examples with code snippets.

The document covers:

• Introduction to Rest Assured – what it is, why it’s used, and BDD (Given-When-Then) style testing .

• HTTP Methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE with examples and response validations .

• Schema Validation – verifying JSON/XML responses against schemas (blueprint analogy) .

• Payload Handling – request/response payloads, creating payloads with Maps/POJOs, dynamic payloads, API chaining .

• Response Handling – extracting values with JsonPath, validating response times, handling nested JSON and filters .

• Jackson Annotations – customizing JSON serialization/deserialization (@JsonInclude, NON_EMPTY, NON_NULL) .

• Static Variables & Configurations – setting baseURI, port, basePath to avoid repetition .

• Memory Tricks & Interview Tips – easy mnemonics (like “Schema = Blueprint”, “Send letter = request, Get reply = response”) to help in interviews.

✅ In short: This PDF is a hands-on, example-driven quick reference for testers to learn and revise Rest Assured for API automation and interviews.