About

GitHub API Test (POST the Gist via GitHub API)

Test Example contains 3 tests:

• Test 1 - Create a new gist - expected results: Status 201, OK
• Test 2 - Create a new gist - no file parameter - expected result: Status 422, Invalid request
• Test 3 - Create a new gist - no user agent - expected result: Status 403, Request forbidden

Dependencies

This project requires Node.js installed on your local machine before installing any of the dependencies below. The dependencies below will allow to write API tests using JavaScript.

SuperTest

SuperTest is a module built on top of SuperAgent, which is a HTTP request library. SuperTest adds an abstraction on top of SuperAgent to easily test API requests.

Mocha

Mocha is a popular JavaScript test framework that runs on Node.js.

How to use

Clone the project to your local machine

git clone git@github.com:kiseta/github-api-test-js.git

Install the dependencies from package.json

npm install

Update Value for API Authorization Token in config.js file (requred)

apiToken : ""

To obtain GitHub Authorization token:

• Login to your GitHub account
• Open your account 'Settings'
• Select '<>Developer Settings' (bottom of the left hand side menu)
• Select ':key: Personal access tokens'
• Generate new token - copy the token as its value only available at the time of creation.

Other (optional) parameters to update in config.js file:

userAgent : ''
gistName : ''
gistDescription : ''
fileContent : ''

Run the tests

npm test

Results Example

> api-test@1.0.0 test
> mocha "test.js"



  GitHub API POST Gist API Tests

-------------------- 1: POST New Gist -----------------------------------
 {
  Authorization: 'token ghp_YourOwnAuthorizationTokenWillAppearHere',
  'User-Agent': 'GitHub Api JavaScript Test'
} {
  accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
  description: 'Test Gist created via JavaScript GitHub API test',
  public: true,
  files: {
    New_Gist: {
      content: 'UBC IRP Student QA! Posted on: 2022-04-30, 11:10:36 p.m.'
    }
  }
}
------------------------------------------------------------
 Status: 201
Gist ID: de2ea10d9176834691afa20b5a2cd3b0
     Test 1 - Create a new gist (742ms)

-------------------- 2: No files -------------------------------------------
 {
  Authorization: 'token ghp_YourOwnAuthorizationTokenWillAppearHere',
  'User-Agent': 'GitHub Api JavaScript Test'
} {
  accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
  description: 'GIST created by JavaScript code',
  public: true
}
------------------------------------------------------------
 Status: 422
{"message":"Invalid request.\n\n\"files\" wasn't supplied.","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/reference/gists#create-a-gist"}
null
     Test 2 - Create a new gist - no file parameter (717ms)

------------------- 3: No User Agent in headers -----------------------
 { Authorization: 'token ghp_YourOwnAuthorizationTokenWillAppearHere' } {
  accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
  description: 'Test Gist created via JavaScript GitHub API test',
  public: true,
  files: {
    New_Gist: {
      content: 'UBC IRP Student QA! Posted on: 2022-04-30, 11:10:36 p.m.'
    }
  }
}
------------------------------------------------------------
 Status: 403

Request forbidden by administrative rules. Please make sure your request has a User-Agent header (https://docs.github.com/en/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#user-agent-required). Check https://developer.github.com for other possible causes.

     Test 3 - Create a new gist - no user agent (521ms)


  3 passing (2s)

Resources

Setting up Authorisation Headers for GitHub API

ladjs/supertest#398

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Code Examples how to use SuperTest module

https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest

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Getting started with API Test Automation using JavaScript

https://www.digitalonus.com/getting-started-with-api-test-automation-using-javascript/