lw-inside-postman

Postman Collection for Louis Widmer Inside.

How to use it

Following guide applies for:

• Postman REST client (Packaged App)
• Postman REST client (Chrome extension)

Initial setup

• Remove collection if already present (see note below).
• Import collection:
  • Select "Collections" tab (left menu), click on "Import into Postman" icon.
  • Choose tab "Download from link".
  • Enter collection link (choose from section below).
  • Click on "Import" button (once only).
• Setup/Import environments.
• Setup global variables (For the moment needed only for production environments).
• Choose an environment.
• Run requests.

Important: If you already have the collection into your Postman application, you should first remove it before import. If not, the latest collection (copy) you import will change all collection reference UUID's, making the future commit/merge unreadable.

Collection data

Choose the one that best fits the testing situation you need:

• Main GitHub repository | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/detailnet/lw-inside-postman/master/collections/default.json
• Own GitHub fork | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{own-git-user}/lw-inside-postman/master/collections/default.json
• Local checkout through Protobox | http://lw-inside-postman.collections.web01.detailnet.me/default.json

You can also access different branches on GitHub (replace master with the branch name).

Import environments

• Go to the environments manager window.
  • Move the mouse pointer over the eye dropdown menu (top bar).
  • Click on "Manage environments".
• Click on "Import" button, choose all files in the project environments directory (all at once).

There is no direct possibility to import from an URL, but you can use your OS as wrapper. To do so enter an URL instead of a file in the file selection window (e.g.: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/detailnet/lw-inside-postman/master/environments/development.json).

Setup global variables

We use global variables to store data that is your own, and must not be shared with others.

Currently we support following global variables:

• lw_inside_production_application_id: API application ID (used for production environments)
• lw_inside_production_application_key: API application Key (used for production environments)

Set up global variables:

• Go to the environments manager window.
  • Move the mouse pointer over the eye dropdown menu (top bar).
  • Click on "Manage environments".
• Click on "Globals" button.
• Add the variables.

API credentials for Louis Widmer Inside are stored at 3scale

Save tool changes back to project/repository

• Move your mouse pointer over the collection name (left menu), click on "Share collection" icon.
• Click on "Download" button.
• Overwrite your local repository's {projects_dir}/lw-inside-postman/collections/default.json file.
• Review changes with your preferred editor:
  • Replace tabs with 4 whitespaces.
  • Reset owner to original.
  • Commit only modified/added routes through Git.