RestTestGen

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Analysis and output

It provides status-code and security oracles, coverage measurements, reports, and replayable JUnit plus REST-assured test cases.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

API requirement

Testing an API requires its OpenAPI specification and a deployed instance reachable over HTTP.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Audience and support

The maintainers describe the framework as intended for researchers, practitioners, and developers, and invite contributions through pull requests.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Authentication

Authenticated API testing uses user-provided commands that return authentication parameters as JSON, and only one command is used at a time.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Deployment

The project can be built and run with Docker, Gradle, or IntelliJ IDEA; DeepREST has a dedicated Dockerfile.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Docker limitation

The RestTestGen Docker container includes Java 11 and Gradle 8.14 but does not include Python, which may be needed by user authentication scripts.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Integration

The NLP-based specification enhancement strategy requires a separately deployed NLP2REST Rule Extraction service.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

OpenAPI support

The framework parses OpenAPI v3 specifications in JSON and YAML formats.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Purpose

RestTestGen is a framework and tool for automated black-box end-to-end testing of RESTful web APIs over HTTP.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Security and license

The repository is licensed under Apache License 2.0; its included mass assignment strategy tests for that vulnerability class.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Strategies

Included strategies cover nominal and error testing, mass assignment security testing, natural-language enhancement of OpenAPI specifications, and DeepREST reinforcement learning.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

System requirements

The maintainers recommend Ubuntu and report testing the current version on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; running with Gradle requires Java 11.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

Test generation

It supports parameter value generation and retrieval, mutation operators, response processors, and configurable operation sorting.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026

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