Building a modular API test framework with REST Assured

This is the instructions page for the Building a modular API test framework with REST Assured-tutorial at Romanian Testing Conference 2024.

Please follow these instructions before the tutorial starts.

In case of any issues, feel free to appraoch me (in person, via Email (mail@christianbaumann.dev or LinkedIn)

Short version

This is meant for people who have worked with Java code before; if this is not you, just follow the "Full version" below

Install JDK 17
Install Maven
Install IDE of your choice (IntelliJ, Eclipse, VS Code, whatever you prefer, it doesn't really matter. I will use IntelliJ)
Get the code from https://github.com/christianbaumann/tutorial-rest-assured
Make sure you can execute the tests in src/test/java/dev/christianbaumann

Full version

Install Java

Download and install Java 17 / Java SE Development Kit for your operating system from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java17

Install IDE (IntelliJ)

Download the IntelliJ Community edition from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/
Follow the Installation instructions on the same page

Get the exercise code

Do this as closely to the tutorial as possible (or redo it); the code might change until the very last moment!

Download the exercise code from https://codeload.github.com/christianbaumann/tutorial-rest-assured/zip/refs/heads/master
Unpack the zip file

Open the project

Open IntelliJ

In case you installed IntelliJ for the first time: Click Open
In case you already had IntelliJ installed: Go to File/ New/ Project from existing sources

Select the path where you unpacked the zip file
In case your asked if you should Trust and Open the project, select Trust Project
Go to File/ Project Structure...; on Project Settings/ Project, select "JDK 17" as Project SDK
Wait for IntelliJ to finish the indexing