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Test Specification Openapi Example

Test specification for the Orders API v1, defining all required test cases for contract validation against the OpenAPI specification.

OrdersContract TestingOpenAPI

Test Specification Openapi Example is an example object payload from Test Specifications, with 11 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

idnameversiondescriptionscopeformattestCasesconformanceLevelstagscreatedmodified

Example Payload

test-specification-openapi-example.json Raw ↑
{
  "id": "spec-orders-api-v1",
  "name": "Orders API Test Specification",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Test specification for the Orders API v1, defining all required test cases for contract validation against the OpenAPI specification.",
  "scope": {
    "name": "Orders API",
    "version": "v1",
    "specificationUrl": "https://api.example.com/openapi.json"
  },
  "format": "openapi",
  "testCases": [
    {
      "id": "tc-create-order-success",
      "name": "Create Order - Success",
      "description": "POST /orders with valid body returns 201 with order object.",
      "given": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/orders",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          "Authorization": "Bearer {token}"
        },
        "body": {
          "customerId": "cust-123",
          "items": [{ "productId": "prod-456", "quantity": 2 }]
        }
      },
      "expected": {
        "statusCode": 201,
        "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
        "schema": "#/components/schemas/Order"
      },
      "priority": "critical",
      "tags": ["Orders", "Create", "Happy Path"]
    },
    {
      "id": "tc-create-order-invalid",
      "name": "Create Order - Missing Required Fields",
      "description": "POST /orders with missing customerId returns 400 Bad Request.",
      "given": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/orders",
        "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
        "body": { "items": [{ "productId": "prod-456", "quantity": 1 }] }
      },
      "expected": {
        "statusCode": 400,
        "schema": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
      },
      "priority": "high",
      "tags": ["Orders", "Validation", "Error Handling"]
    },
    {
      "id": "tc-get-order-success",
      "name": "Get Order - Success",
      "description": "GET /orders/{id} for existing order returns 200 with order object.",
      "given": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/orders/{id}",
        "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer {token}" }
      },
      "expected": {
        "statusCode": 200,
        "schema": "#/components/schemas/Order"
      },
      "priority": "critical",
      "tags": ["Orders", "Read", "Happy Path"]
    }
  ],
  "conformanceLevels": [
    {
      "level": "MUST",
      "description": "All critical priority test cases must pass before deployment."
    },
    {
      "level": "SHOULD",
      "description": "High priority test cases should pass for production readiness."
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["Orders", "Contract Testing", "OpenAPI"],
  "created": "2026-05-03",
  "modified": "2026-05-03"
}