Rails 6 API Tutorial - API Tests with RSpec p.9
In this video series we will build a Rails API from scratch. Backend APIs are useful for serving data to frontend applications, mobile apps or other backend services.
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This video covers:
0:09 - Why automated test is important and useful
0:41 - Using RSpec as a test framework
1:16 - Installing the RSpec gem
2:02 - Running RSpec via the command line
2:13 - Initializing the RSpec directory and test helpers
2:49 - Creating the first API request spec to test for a success status code
5:33 - Updating the test with an assertion for the response body
6:45 - Creating mock test data using FactoryBot
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