Peter Thomas created the Karate framework in 2017, aiming to make the testing functionality readily available for everyone.
This framework has written in Java; I suppose you might be wrong if you think Java Knowledge is required for this framework; even non-programmers can write tests using Karate.
Instead, it uses gherkin files tied with the Cucumber framework. So this automation software is an extension of Cucumber, which is built on top of Cucumber. The only difference is that Karate won't use Java, Ruby, or any other programming language while the Cucumber relies on it.
For this reason alone, Karate is suited best for entry into the world of API testing.
Why Karate?
- First of all, it is an open-source framework that combines automates API tests, performance testing, mocks, and even UI testing.
- Karate is the only API testing tool that has integrated API Automation and performance testing into a single standalone tool.
- It uses Cucumber Style or Gherkin syntax and the BDD approach. There is no need to know about programming languages such as Java or Python.
- Karate has predefined step definitions.
- You only need to have a basic understanding of API testing and gherkin knowledge.
- Karate's capabilities include running tests in parallel, HTML reports, and compatibility with Continuous Integration tools.
- To conclude, using Karate, you can create API Tests, re-use functional tests as performance tests via integration with the Gatling tool, perform web-UI automation, and support Microsoft Windows desktop automation.
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