/** * test_suite_template.js * * Template for generating API test suites. This template provides a structure * for creating comprehensive test cases for various API endpoints. * * @example * // Example usage (after replacing placeholders): * const testSuite = require('./test_suite_template'); * * const config = { * baseURL: 'https://api.example.com', * endpoint: '/users', * method: 'GET', * description: 'Retrieve all users' * }; * * const testCase = testSuite(config); * * describe(config.description, () => { * it('should return a 200 OK status', async () => { * const response = await testCase.request(); * expect(response.status).toBe(200); * }); * // Add more test cases here... * }); */ /** * Generates a test suite based on the provided configuration. * * @param {object} config - Configuration object for the test suite. * @param {string} config.baseURL - The base URL of the API. * @param {string} config.endpoint - The API endpoint to test. * @param {string} config.method - The HTTP method to use (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.). * @param {string} config.description - A description of the test case. * @param {object} [config.headers] - Optional headers to include in the request. * @param {object} [config.body] - Optional request body. * @param {string} [config.authenticationType] - Optional authentication type (e.g., 'Bearer', 'OAuth', 'API Key'). * @param {string} [config.authenticationToken] - Optional authentication token or API key. * @returns {object} An object containing the request function. */ module.exports = (config) => { const axios = require('axios'); // Consider making axios a configurable dependency if needed /** * Executes the API request based on the configuration. * * @async * @function request * @returns {Promise} A promise that resolves to the API response. * @throws {Error} If the request fails. */ async function request() { try { const requestConfig = { method: config.method, url: config.baseURL + config.endpoint, headers: config.headers || {}, data: config.body || null, // Use data for POST/PUT requests, params for GET // params: config.method === 'GET' ? config.body : null // Alternate: use params for GET requests }; // Authentication handling if (config.authenticationType === 'Bearer' && config.authenticationToken) { requestConfig.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${config.authenticationToken}`; } else if (config.authenticationType === 'API Key' && config.authenticationToken) { // Example API Key header - adjust based on API requirements requestConfig.headers['X-API-Key'] = config.authenticationToken; } // Add more authentication types as needed const response = await axios(requestConfig); return response; } catch (error) { // Handle errors appropriately (e.g., log, re-throw, or return a custom error object) console.error(`Request failed for ${config.description}:`, error.message); throw error; // Re-throw the error for the test to handle } } return { request, // Add more helper functions here if needed (e.g., for data validation) validateResponseSchema: (response, schema) => { // Placeholder: Implement schema validation logic using a library like Joi or Ajv // Example: // const validationResult = schema.validate(response.data); // if (validationResult.error) { // throw new Error(`Schema validation failed: ${validationResult.error.message}`); // } }, extractDataFromResponse: (response, path) => { // Placeholder: Implement logic to extract data from the response using a library like lodash.get // Example: // return _.get(response.data, path); } }; };