I'm building a CLI that automatically generates and runs negative and boundary tests from OpenAPI Specs: https://github.com/dochia-dev/dochia-cli. It aims to reduce effort that engineers spent on this type of testing, either automatic or manual. But also making sure it comprehensively covers test scenarios which might not be considered by everyone.
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Went looking for and could not find an example of the generated test payloads.
Author here. It generates valid API requests based on your OpenAPI description. It also has generators that try to add meaningful values in the generated fields.
You can do a simple run to see how it goes for your API on a single endpoint with the HappyPath playbook: `dochia test -c api.yaml -s http://localhost:8080 --path /test-path --playbook Happy`.
I remember calling non-deterministic tests "flaky" which was a bad thing.
Self promotion, and seems somewhat fake? The front page of their websites has user testimonials from 2026.
Author here. I've just launched the tool and wanted to have some simple dev humor in it. It intentional says future testimonials.
The story is real though. And it happened with other types of hidden chars in different forms.