Django REST API Development

11.

Testing Django REST APIs

11.1.

Testing Overview

11.1.1.

Importance of API Testing

11.1.2.

Testing Strategies

11.1.3.

11.1.3.1.

11.1.3.2.

Integration Tests

11.1.3.3.

End-to-End Tests

11.2.

DRF Testing Tools

11.2.1.

APIRequestFactory

11.2.1.1.

Creating Mock Requests

11.2.1.2.

Request Method Simulation

11.2.2.

11.2.2.1.

Test Case Setup

11.2.2.2.

Test Data Management

11.2.3.

11.2.3.1.

Client Request Simulation

11.2.3.2.

Authentication in Tests

11.2.3.3.

Response Assertion

11.3.

Testing CRUD Operations

11.3.1.

Testing List Endpoints

11.3.2.

Testing Create Endpoints

11.3.3.

Testing Retrieve Endpoints

11.3.4.

Testing Update Endpoints

11.3.5.

Testing Delete Endpoints

11.3.6.

Testing Bulk Operations

11.4.

Authentication and Permission Testing

11.4.1.

Testing Authenticated Requests

11.4.2.

Testing Unauthenticated Access

11.4.3.

Testing Permission Restrictions

11.4.4.

Testing Different User Roles

11.5.

Validation Testing

11.5.1.

Testing Valid Input

11.5.2.

Testing Invalid Input

11.5.3.

Testing Edge Cases

11.5.4.

Testing Error Responses

11.6.

Test Data Management

11.6.1.

11.6.2.

Factory Classes

11.6.3.

Database Transactions in Tests

11.6.4.

Test Data Cleanup

11.7.

Advanced Testing Techniques

11.7.1.

Mocking External Services

11.7.2.

Testing Async Operations

11.7.3.

Performance Testing

11.7.4.

11.8.

Test Organization

11.8.1.

Test File Structure

11.8.2.

Test Naming Conventions

11.8.3.

Test Documentation

11.8.4.

Continuous Integration

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