This application is built to do REST API testing using python scripts along with the use of Pytest module as our testing framework.

• Python
• Pytest
• Requests
• JsonPath
• Pycharm

Above Features are used to make code simple, generic, understandable, clean and easily maintainable for future development.

Install the dependencies and start the testing.

Install Pytest:

pip3 install --user -U pytest

Install Requests:

pip3 install --user requests

Install Json Path:

pip3 install --user jsonpath

To run a test, you can simply write the following command on Terminal:

pytest

To run and get details of all the executed test, you can simply write the following command on Terminal:

pytest -rA

To run and generate full HTML details report of all the executed test, you can simply write the following commands on Terminal:

But first install Pytest-HTML by writing the following command on Terminal

pip3 install --user pytest-html

Then write the following command on Terminal

pytest --html=YOUR_REPORT_FILE_NAME.html

To see the reports, open the Project window, and then right-click then click on refresh then right-click on StationReport.html to open the file on the default browser.

A minimal example using the HTTP layer to fetch station data:

from session import HTTPSession, RequestTypes, Endpoints

params = {"latMin": 60.164101, "latMax": 60.164104, "longMin": 24, "longMax": 25}
status_code, data = HTTPSession.send_request(RequestTypes.GET, Endpoints.STATIONS, params)
print(status_code, type(data))  # e.g., '200', <class 'list'>

Notes:

• The do_logging flag in params controls request logging. It defaults to True. Set {"do_logging": False} to skip logging.
• On requests exceptions, send_request returns None.

• Logs are written to the console and appended to tests_output.log in the repository root.
• Tests mock logging to avoid file I/O during runs.
• There is no rotation; the file grows over time. Delete it if it becomes too large.

• StatusCodes.STATUS_200 is '200' (a string). The custom assert_equal compares stringified values by default to avoid type fragility.
• For strict type comparisons, pass compare_types=True to assert_equal.

If pytest has trouble collecting tests, try targeting the file or specific tests directly:

python3 -m pytest -q tests/test_stations.py
python3 -m pytest -q -k test_send_request_handles_request_exception_and_returns_none
python3 -m pytest -vv

• Prefer behavior-focused tests that mock external effects (network, file I/O).
• Patch session.requests.get and session.Logger.log_request in tests to ensure determinism and isolation.
• Keep tests small and readable; avoid mocking internal implementation details unnecessarily.
• Use the provided constants in test_utils.py for station schema expectations.

This project references the Apache-2.0 license. Ensure a LICENSE file is present or review the badge link for details:

• https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0

• Python
• Any IDE

• Python - Language used to build the application.
• Pycharm - The IDE for writing Automation Test Scripts