Elevate Your API Testing with Keploy's VS Code Extension

Animesh PathakAnimesh Pathak
3 min read

As developers, juggling multiple tools for API testing is a real hassle. But what if you could simplify our workflow and test APIs directly within the code editor?

🤔 What is Keploy?

Keploy is an open-source, AI-powered testing platform designed to streamline API testing. By capturing API calls during runtime, it automatically generates test cases, eliminating the need for manual scripting or tool switching. With Keploy, developers can achieve faster testing and improved test coverage.

Kind of no scripting, no switching tools—just smarter, faster testing!

🌟 Key Features of Keploy's VS Code Extension

1. 📝 Record and Replay Test Cases (Beta)

Capture API requests and responses as you work. These interactions are automatically converted into test cases for regression testing.

2. 🤖 AI-Generated Test Cases

Keploy’s Unit Test Generation can handle the heavy lifting by generating comprehensive test cases based on source code.

3. 🔧 Integrated Configuration Management

Manage Keploy's configuration directly within VS Code, making setup a breeze.

4. 📊 In-Editor Test Results

See test outcomes right in your editor. So you can fix the issues without leaving the VSCode window or code screen.

5. 🌐 Multi-Language Support

Whether you code in Go, Java, Node.js, or Python, Keploy works seamlessly with your stack.

💡 Why Choose Keploy’s Extension?

In today’s fast-paced development world, automated testing is non-negotiable. This is where Keploy comes into the picture, it offers:

  • ⚡ Efficiency: Over 90% test coverage with minimal manual work.

  • 🤝 Collaboration: Developers and QA teams can work together seamlessly.

  • 📈 Scalability: Ensure robust testing even as your codebase grows.

Visual Studio Code showing a TypeScript test file for a translation API route. The code includes a function to handle Axios post request errors, with a mock request setup. Below, a terminal displays test results: 3 total test cases, 2 passed, 1 failed, and 1 build failure.

🚀 Getting Started with Keploy

  1. 🔍 Install the Extension: Search for “Keploy” in the VS Code Marketplace and install it.

    Keploy extension for developers in the Marketplace. The extension title is "Keploy: AI Testing Assistant for Developers" with a high rating and over 5,000 downloads. The image shows a person using a laptop, surrounded by orange robots. Installation details like version, update date, and size are listed.

  2. ⚙️ Configure Keploy: Set up your configuration file directly in VS Code.

    Screen of Keploy on vscode for developers

  3. 📡 Start Testing: Click on the file to generate the unit test cases.

🔥 Why Developers ❤️ Keploy

Benefits of Keploy UTG for ai testing

Keploy’s Unit Test Generator (UTG) takes your testing game to the next level by automating the creation of unit tests :

  1. 📋 Automated Test Scaffolding
    Keploy generates unit test cases for your application methods, drastically reducing the manual effort involved in test creation.

  2. 🧩 Easy Debugging
    Automatically generated test cases can help pinpoint issues quickly, making debugging faster and less frustrating.

  3. 🚀 Faster Development Cycles
    With Keploy handling unit test creation, developers can focus on building features without worrying about test backlogs.

  4. 🛠️ Language and Framework Support
    Keploy is designed to work across popular languages and frameworks, making it versatile for different codebases.

🌐 Conclusion!

Keploy is a game-changing tool for developers who want to streamline their testing process and focus more on building great software. With its Visual Studio Code Extension, Keploy simplifies and automates API and unit testing, saving you time and effort.

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Animesh Pathak
Animesh Pathak

I have a passion for learning and sharing my knowledge with others a public as possible.I love open source.