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Dev tools · December 9, 2022

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Automate API Testing and Quality Assurance with Step CI

The HN community has been very supportive of our recent launches, which is why we want to give you an update. Here is what changed with the latest release: - Addition of OAuth (Client Credentials flow) and Client Certificate auth - Reusable credentials - tRPC API support - Load Testing (HTTP and gRPC) - Splitting tests across multiple files - Various bug fixes, stability improvements and UX tweaks - Improved documentation and added FastAPI integration guide We built Step CI, because we wanted a simple, developer-friendly way to automate API testing without relying on proprietary cloud…

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Step CI is an open-source tool for automating API testing and quality assurance. It supports OAuth, Client Certificate authentication, tRPC APIs, and load testing for HTTP and gRPC. Developers can organize tests across multiple files and reuse credentials. The latest release adds improved documentation, FastAPI integration, and various stability enhancements. It offers a developer-friendly alternative to proprietary cloud-based testing solutions.

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The HN community has been very supportive of our recent launches, which is why we want to give you an update. Here is what changed with the latest release: - Addition of OAuth (Client Credentials flow) and Client Certificate auth - Reusable credentials - tRPC API support - Load Testing (HTTP and gRPC) - Splitting tests across multiple files - Various bug fixes, stability improvements and UX tweaks - Improved documentation and added FastAPI integration guide We built Step CI, because we wanted a simple, developer-friendly way to automate API testing without relying on proprietary cloud solutions. If you haven't tried yet, feel free to do so and let us hear what you think. Additionally, we want to thank our contributors on GitHub.

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