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  1. Testing
  2. Writing a Test

You can write tests for your endpoints in a simple YAML based DSL. These tests can be run using either the CLI or inside Metlo’s UI.

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Creating a New Test

To create a new test make a new yaml file (i.e. user_endpoint_test.yaml).

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1. Define Metadata

The first step is to define some metadata for your test:

YAML
id: www-example-com-user-test

meta:
  name: www.example.com/user Test Auth
  severity: LOW
  tags:
    - BROKEN_AUTHENTICATION
  • id - A unique id for your test. This can be any string that matches the pattern [A-Za-z0-9-_]+
  • meta.name [optional] - A name for your test
  • meta.severity [optional] - LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH | CRITICAL
  • meta.tags [optional] - A list of tags for your test

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2. Add your Test

A test is a set of steps, where each step has an HTTP request and a set of assertions. Heres an example of a test that sends a GET request to https://example.com and verifies that the response status is 200 and the content length header is "648".

All the fields in the resp object are documented here

YAML
test:
  - request:
      method: GET
      url: https://example.com
    assert:
      - key: resp.status
        value: 200
      - key: resp.headers['content-length']
        value: "648"

You can also specify query params, headers and data for a request.

YAML
test:
  - request:
      method: POST
      url: https://test-payment-processor.metlo.com/user/billing
      headers:
        - name: Content-Type
          value: application/json
        - name: Authorization
          value: ...
      data: |-
        {
            "ccn": "...",
            "cc_exp": "...",
            "cc_code": "..."
        }
    assert:
      - key: resp.status
        value: 200

A complete test might look something like this:

YAML
id: test-payment-processor-metlo.com-user-billing

meta:
  name: test-payment-processor.metlo.com/user/billing Test Auth
  severity: CRITICAL
  tags:
    - BROKEN_AUTHENTICATION

test:
  - request:
      method: POST
      url: https://test-payment-processor.metlo.com/user/billing
      headers:
        - name: Content-Type
          value: application/json
        - name: Authorization
          value: ...
      data: |-
        { "ccn": "...", "cc_exp": "...", "cc_code": "..." }
    assert:
      - key: resp.status
        value: 200
  - request:
      method: POST
      url: https://test-payment-processor.metlo.com/user/billing
      headers:
        - name: Content-Type
          value: application/json
      data: |-
        { "ccn": "...", "cc_exp": "...", "cc_code": "..." }
    assert:
      - key: resp.status
        value:
          - 401
          - 403

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Run a Test

You can run your test with the Metlo CLI:

Bash
$ metlo test run user_endpoint_test.yaml
Running test at path "user_endpoint_test.yaml":
✔ Done loading test...
✔ Done running test...
All Tests Succeeded!

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Making a Test in Metlo’s UI

You can make a test in Metlo’s UI on the tests tab on the endpoint page.

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