Features Added to ReadyAPI 3.57.0
Important Notice for ReadyAPI Customers
ReadyAPI has fully transitioned to the ID-based SmartBear License Management (SLM) system. We are now moving into the final phase of deprecation of file-based licenses. Customers still using file-based licensing need to plan for migration to SLM before September 30, 2025.
If you are still in the process of migrating or have yet to start, contact your Account Manager or SmartBear representative today. Our teams are ready to assist with smooth transition strategies. For additional support, please log a request with our Customer Care Team, who are standing by to help.
For further information and timelines, please refer to this page.
Welcome to the New ReadyAPI Documentation Experience
We have updated the ReadyAPI product documentation to provide a more streamlined and consistent user experience across our entire product portfolio. While retaining all essential information, the updated documentation features a fresh design that makes it easier to navigate, read, and utilize.
The new documentation experience offers several key benefits:
Enhanced panel structure and navigation: A reorganized layout for quicker, more intuitive access to content.
Improved search capabilities: Find information faster with a more powerful and precise search function.
Better usability: Simplified viewing and expanding of sections, making it easier to locate and understand relevant details.
Git Pull Issue with Local Commits in ReadyAPI
We identified an issue in ReadyAPI 3.57.0 where pulling changes from the remote repository fails if a local commit exists. The expected behavior is for Git to merge the changes or prompt for conflict resolution. This issue disrupts workflow and prevents synchronization. SmartBear is actively addressing this, and a fix will be included in the January release. If you use git to pull changes into local ReadyAPI, we recommend you stay on your current version of ReadyAPI until we release the fix in January 2025.
ReadyAPI 3.57.0 includes a few changes compared to the previous product version – ReadyAPI 3.56.0. For information on the changes made to other versions, see Version History.
Important
SmartBear has made a number of library updates in ReadyAPI 3.57.0 which will require a TestEngine update to 1.32.0 for compatibility.
TestEngine is currently incompatible with projects created in ReadyAPI 3.57.0. TestEngine 1.32.0 will support the updates and ReadyAPI 3.57.0 and will be released the week of January 15th, 2025. We advise any customers planning to execute ReadyAPI projects in TestEngine to hold off on updating to ReadyAPI 3.57.0 until they can also update TestEngine in January.
Conditional Match Enhancements
Progress Tracking for Conditional Match Creation: ReadyAPI now shows a progress status when generating a Conditional Match structure from recorded traffic. A loading animation and numerical progress indicator are displayed until all data is saved.
Virtual Service Enhancements
Route to Live for Virtual Services: We have introduced a new routing option in Virtual Service called Route to Live. This option first routes a request to the virtual service. If the virtual service does not have the request configured or cannot generate a match, the request is automatically routed to the live system. This setting controls the runtime behavior of the virtual service, determining whether the response comes from the virtual service or the live backend.
In the Route to Live execution mode, the request is initially routed to the virtual service.
If the virtual service has this request configured, the response mapped for this request will be returned by the virtual service.
If the virtual service does not have this request configured, the request is then automatically routed to the live backend for fetching the live response.
For more information, visit this page.
Merging Virtual Services: You can now merge two virtual services when moving or copying VirtActions. If a Conditional Match is detected during the operation, ReadyAPI performs additional validation to check for duplicates in matches, responses, and signatures. A new conflict resolution feature allows you to choose whether to keep or overwrite duplicate items, with a detailed change log available after the operation completes. For more information, visit this page.
Git and Collaboration Enhancements
Simplified Git Setup for Composite Projects: When creating a composite project in ReadyAPI, the product now checks your Git configuration settings to ensure optimal collaboration. If adjustments are needed, you can easily update these settings before saving the composite project or committing it to Git. For more information, visit this page.
Global Preference for Line Separators in Project Files: You can now set a global preference to specify the line separator used in project files. For more information, visit this page.
General Enhancements
Enhanced Encryption in ReadyAPI: We updated encryption to improve security and performance across your projects.
SFTP Support in FTP Test Steps: ReadyAPI now lets you configure SFTP in FTP test steps, enabling secure file transfers directly within your tests. For more information, visit this page.
Library Updates: ReadyAPI 3.57.0 includes newer versions of some libraries that version 3.56.0 used. If your scripts refer to classes from these libraries, you might need to update the scripts.
Please see here for a list of fixes included in this patch.