samples VS swagger-ui

Have a look at Linx - a low-code integration platform. You can use it to build any custom connector* and the price is very affordable.

If you haven't decided on the backend yet, check out https://linx.software/. It allows for flexible backend development, think of it as a low code development tool that allows for flexibility similar to coding.

Sage Intacct is one of the largest cloud-based accounting systems, offering a web service to facilitate integrations. This post covers how you can consume the Sage Intacct web services with Linx, a low-code backend platform.

I recently worked on an integration where a system had to retrieve data from Sage Intacct. I made my solution in Linx, as it is my preferred tool for developing these integrations.

Linx I used Linx to build my API, implement the logic, debug it and finally to host it. Quick note, you can also try your hand at building an API with this guided tutorial.

But besides building fast, low code is also about building right. These platforms eliminate many of the technical aspects of the API lifecycle, giving the developer much more control and visibility into the development process. They also are massive time-savers when faced with production. Platforms like Linx and Outsystems go even further, allowing you to build surprisingly powerful applications. They have several core features, such as integrating all types of data formats and providing prebuilt services and functionality to create complex - and often custom - backend applications.

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This is where I feel that Stadium does a good job. It allows you to create web applications without restricting you to a specific path. You can create a simple application that will replace or enhance your MDS functionality, you can create dashboards, create pages that will assist users with business processes or create a file management system where users can upload and maintain files to be loaded into the database via your back-end processes. Stadium also works great with any back-end, but I highly recommend trying Linx with Stadium.

The reasons to build an API in low-code are plentiful, but it mostly comes down to the time saved and simplicity. Tools such as Linx are a great fit for API development. It is a low-code tool for creating back-end processes, but it can also host and call web services. Some things you can do with Linx: Read, Create and alter files, perform data operations such as database read and write operations, integrate several different services and more.

Then you can use something like Linx (https://linx.software/) to extract the data from google sheets using the Google Sheets Plugin: https://linx.software/docs/6/reference/plugins/googlesheets/overview/?utm_source=linx6&utm_medium=designer&utm_campaign=help If you then need to, you can also use Linx to get the data into a specific excel sheet (if you can't recreate the financial model sheet in google sheets and need to use specific excel functionality). Linx also has a plugin for this

Swagger is a fantastic open-source toolset that's perfect for developing and describing RESTful APIs. It offers you a user-friendly interface to understand a service's capabilities without needing to dig into the code. It even provides a way for you to interact directly with the API, which means you get to test its functionality.

The API had an OpenAPI endpoint built with Swagger where I could download a JSON specification file for the API.

Swagger is a widely used tool for documenting and testing APIs.

Swagger is an open-source software framework that implements the OpenAPI Specification—an API description format for REST APIs. The OpenAPI Specification defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to HTTP APIs, enabling both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the API.

Mocking and Testing: Once the API design is complete, developers create mock APIs to simulate the behavior of the actual services. This early testing phase helps identify any issues or mismatches between design and implementation before substantial development efforts are invested. Tools like Postman or Swagger are invaluable for API testing and validation.

import fp from "fastify-plugin"; import swagger from "@fastify/swagger"; export default fp(async (fastify) => { fastify.register(swagger, { openapi: { info: { tags: [ { name: "drinks", description: "Drink-related endpoints", externalDocs: { description: "Find out more", url: "http://swagger.io", }, }, ], }, }, }); });

A very requested feature for Sharkio was the auto-generation of OpenAPI documentation using the recorded HTTP requests - to create standardized documentation.

Automation QA is a lot of the same duties as manual QA, but instead of writing and executing the test plans manually, we create and update automated tests that can run those validations programmatically, for example by using Selenium to automatically fill out and submit forms for a web application, or using Postman and/or Swagger to generate an API conversation test.