ApiBolt Test Engine (ABTestEngine)

A lightweight, powerful testing utility for validating API responses inside ApiBolt.

Core Idea

ABTestEngine provides multiple assertion layers:

status()HTTP status testing

body()Response body validation

headers()Headers validation

cookies()Cookies validation

group()Organize tests into blocks

print()Log values to console

code()Log formatted code blocks

summary()Generate visual summary

expect()All-In-One Unified API (Recommended)

Negation (.not)

Every assertion supports .not for logical inversion.

ab.expect("Not 500").not.toBe(500);
ab.expect("No error").not.toBeServerError();
ab.expect("No password field").not.toHaveProperty("password");

Summary Matrix

Category	Primary Method
Status	`expect()`
Body	`expect()`
Headers	`expect()`
Cookies	`expect()`
Negation	`.not`

Final Note & Philosophy

If you are separately calling ab.status(), ab.body(), ab.headers(), and ab.cookies(), you are doing more work than needed. The expect() method is designed to behave like a mini-Jest framework inside ApiBolt.

"One method. Full control. Zero confusion."