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Workflow Syntax

YAML

We choose YAML as a primary configuration format, because YAML files can be read and written by humans and machines. This allows you to write workflows by hand or generate them with code

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Spec

version

Required. Workflow file version

name

Required. Workflow name

env

Optional. Environment Variables

yaml
env:
  host: example.com

Example: Using environment variables in steps

yaml
env:
  host: example.com
steps:
  - name: GET request
    http:
      url: https://${{env.host}}
      method: GET

config

Optional. Workflow config

config.continueOnFail

Optional. Continue workflow after step failed

config.http

Optional. HTTP-Client config

config.http.rejectUnauthorized

Optional. Reject if SSL certificate is invalid

config.http.baseURL

Optional. Base URL

config.http.http2 New

Optional. Enable http2 support

config.loadTest Unstable

Optional. Load-Testing configuration

yaml
config:
  loadTest:
    phases:
    - duration: 10
      arrivalRate: 1
    - duration: 20
      arrivalRate: 100
    check:
      p99:
      - lte: 500

config.loadTest.phases Unstable

Required. Load-Testing phases

config.loadTest.phases.[phase] Unstable

Required. Load testing phase

config.loadTest.phases.[phase].duration Unstable

Required. Load testing phase duration

config.loadTest.phases.[phase].arrivalRate Unstable

Required. Load testing phase arrival rate (requests per second)

config.loadTest.check Unstable

Optional. Load testing checks

yaml
check:
  p99:
    - lte: 500

config.loadTest.check.avg Unstable

Optional

config.loadTest.check.min Unstable

Optional

config.loadTest.check.max Unstable

Optional

config.loadTest.check.med Unstable

Optional

config.loadTest.check.p95 Unstable

Optional

config.loadTest.check.p99 Unstable

Optional

components

Optional. OpenAPI components

components.schemas

Optional. OpenAPI schemas

components.schemas.<schema>

Optional. OpenAPI schema

yaml
components:
  schemas:
    Post:
      type: object
      properties:
        userId:
          type: integer
          required: true
        id:
          type: integer
          required: true
        title:
          type: string
          required: true
        body:
          type: string
          required: true

components.credentials New

Optional. Reusable components.credentials

yaml
components.credentials:
  example:
    basic:
      username: hello
      password: world

components.credentials.<credential> New

Required. Credential

components.credentials.<credential>.basic New

Optional. Basic Auth

yaml
basic:
  username: hello
  password: world

components.credentials.<credential>.basic.username New

Required. Basic Auth username

components.credentials.<credential>.basic.password New

Required. Basic Auth password

components.credentials.<credential>.bearer New

Optional. Bearer Auth

yaml
bearer:
  token: hello world

components.credentials.<credential>.bearer.token New

Required. Bearer Auth token

components.credentials.<credential>.oauth New

Optional. OAuth

yaml
oauth:
  endpoint: "https://stepci.eu.auth0.com/oauth/token"
  client_id: ""
  client_secret: ""
  audience: ""

components.credentials.<credential>.oauth.endpoint New

Required. OAuth endpoint

components.credentials.<credential>.oauth.client_id New

Required. OAuth Client ID

components.credentials.<credential>.oauth.client_secret New

Required. OAuth Client Secret

components.credentials.<credential>.oauth.audience New

Optional. OAuth Client Audience

components.credentials.<credential>.certificate New

Optional. Client Certificate auth

yaml
certificate:
  ca: |
    content
  cert: |
    content
  key: |
    content

Can be files

yaml
certificate:
  ca:
    file: file.cert
  cert:
    file: file.cert
  key:
    file: file.key

components.credentials.<credential>.certificate.ca New

Optional. Client Certificate authority

Can be a file

components.credentials.<credential>.certificate.cert New

Optional. Client Certificate

Can be a file

components.credentials.<credential>.certificate.key New

Optional. Client Certificate Key

Can be a file

components.credentials.<credential>.certificate.passphrase New

Optional. Client Certificate passphrase

components.credentials.<credential>.tls New

Optional. TLS config

yaml
tls:
  rootCerts: |
    content
  privateKey: |
    content
  certChain: |
    content

Can be files:

yaml
tls:
  rootCerts:
    file: root.cert
  privateKey:
    file: key.cert
  certChain:
    file: chain.cert

components.credentials.<credential>.tls.rootCerts New

Optional. TLS root certificate

Can be a file

components.credentials.<credential>.tls.privateKey New

Optional. TLS private key

Can be a file

components.credentials.<credential>.tls.certChain New

Optional. TLS certificate chain

Can be a file

tests

Optional. A list of tests to be executed by runner

include New

Optional. A list of tests to be included from other paths

yaml
include:
  - directory/workflow.yml

tests.<test>

Required. A test

Example: Checking Response Status

yaml
tests:
  example:
    steps:
      - name: GET request
        http:
          url: https://example.com
          method: GET
          check:
            status: 200

tests.<test>.name

Optional. Test name

tests.<test>.env

Optional. Environment Variables

yaml
tests:
  example:
    env:
      host: example.com

tests.<test>.testdata

Optional. Provide test data

Example: From csv file

yaml
testdata:
  file: testdata.csv

Example: From csv string

yaml
testdata:
  content: |
    username,password
    mish,ushakov

tests.<test>.testdata.content

Optional. Test data content

tests.<test>.testdata.file

Optional. Test data file

tests.<test>.testdata.options

Optional. Test data parsing options

yaml
testdata:
  options:
    delimiter: ","
    quote: "'"
    escape: '"'
    headers:
      - one
      - two

tests.<test>.testdata.options.delimiter

Optional. The delimiter that will separate columns

tests.<test>.testdata.options.quote

Optional. The character to use to quote fields that contain a delimiter

tests.<test>.testdata.options.escape

The character to used to escape quotes inside of a quoted field

tests.<test>.testdata.options.headers

Optional. The first row is always treated as headers. Otherwise, you can provide a list of headers

tests.<test>.steps

Required. A list of steps to be executed by runner

tests.<test>.steps.<step>

Required. The step to be executed

Example: Checking Response Status

yaml
steps:
  - name: GET request
    url: https://example.com
    http:
      method: GET
      check:
        status: 200

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.id

Optional. Step id

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.name

Optional. Step name

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.if

Optional. Condition. For Syntax, see Filtrex Documentation

yaml
if: captures.title == "Example Domain"

Available objects

  • captures
  • env

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http

Optional. HTTP Step

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.url

Required. Request URL

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.method

Required. Request method

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.headers

Optional. Request headers

yaml
headers:
  Content-Type: application/json

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.body

Optional. Request Body

yaml
body: |
  {
    "title": "Hello Step CI!",
    "body": "This is the body",
    "userId": 1
  }

File as a body

yaml
body:
  file: README.md

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.params

Optional. Query Params

yaml
params:
  hello: world
  world: hello

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth

Optional. Auth configuration

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.$ref

Optional. A reference to a credential specified in components.credentials section

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.basic

Optional. Basic Auth

yaml
auth:
  basic:
    username: hello
    password: world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.basic.username

Required. Basic Auth username

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.basic.password

Required. Basic Auth password

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.bearer

Optional. Bearer Auth

yaml
auth:
  bearer:
    token: hello world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.bearer.token

Required. Bearer Auth token

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.oauth New

Optional. OAuth

yaml
auth:
  oauth:
    endpoint: "https://stepci.eu.auth0.com/oauth/token"
    client_id: ""
    client_secret: ""
    audience: ""

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.oauth.endpoint New

Required. OAuth endpoint

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.oauth.client_id New

Required. OAuth Client ID

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.oauth.client_secret New

Required. OAuth Client Secret

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.oauth.audience New

Optional. OAuth Client Audience

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.certificate New

Optional. Client Certificate auth

yaml
auth:
  certificate:
    ca: |
      content
    cert: |
      content
    key: |
      content

Can be files

yaml
auth:
  certificate:
    ca:
      file: file.cert
    cert:
      file: file.cert
    key:
      file: file.key

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.certificate.ca New

Optional. Client Certificate authority

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.certificate.cert New

Optional. Client Certificate

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.certificate.key New

Optional. Client Certificate Key

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.auth.certificate.passphrase New

Optional. Client Certificate passphrase

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.cookies

Optional. Set Cookies. Once set, the cookies will be sent in consequent requests

yaml
cookies:
  wows: world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.json

Optional. Request JSON

yaml
json:
  title: Hello Step CI!
  body: This is the body
  userId: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.form

Optional. Form submission

yaml
form:
  email: hello@stepci.com

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.formData

Optional. Multipart Form submission

Fields can include a file

yaml
formData:
  email: hello@stepci.com
  readme:
    file: README.md

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.graphql

Optional. GraphQL Data

yaml
graphql:
  query: |
    query Request {
      method
      url
      headers {
        key
        value
      }
    }
  variables:
    id: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.graphql.query

Optional. GraphQL query

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.graphql.variables

Optional. GraphQL variables

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.trpc New

Optional. tRPC request

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.trpc.query.<procedure> New

Optional. tRPC query

yaml
trpc:
  query:
    greet: Hello

Query will be sent as a batch if it is an array

yaml
trpc:
  query:
    - greet: Hello
    - greet: Hello

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.trpc.mutation.<procedure> New

Optional. tRPC mutation

yaml
trpc:
  mutation:
    addUser:
      name: Mish

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures

Optional. Capture response values into named variables

yaml
captures:
  id:
    jsonpath: $.id
  username:
    cookie: user

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.jsonpath

Optional. Capture JSONPath

yaml
captures:
  id:
    jsonpath: $.id

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.xpath

Optional. Capture XPath

yaml
captures:
  id:
    xpath: //ID

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.header

Optional. Capture a response Header

yaml
captures:
  type:
    header: Content-Type

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.selector

Optional. Capture a HTML selector

yaml
captures:
  title:
    selector: h1

Optional. Capture a cookie

yaml
captures:
  user:
    cookie: user

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.regex

Optional. Capture a regex match

yaml
captures:
  title:
    regex: <title>(.*?)<\/title>

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.captures.<capture>.body

Optional. Capture whole response body

yaml
captures:
  example:
    body: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check

Optional. Provide checks to validate responses

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.status

Optional. Check status code

yaml
check:
  status: 200

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.statusText

Optional. Check status text

yaml
check:
  statusText: OK

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.redirected

Optional. Check redirection status

yaml
check:
  redirected: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.redirects

Optional. Check redirects

yaml
check:
  redirects:
    - https://example.com/

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.headers

Optional. Check headers

yaml
check:
  headers:
    Content-Type: application/json

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.body

Optional. Check body

yaml
check:
  body: "Hello"

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.json

Optional. Check JSON

yaml
check:
  json:
    hello: world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.schema

Optional. Check response against JSON Schema

yaml
check:
  schema:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
        required: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.jsonpath

Optional. Check JSONPath

yaml
check:
  jsonpath:
    $.id: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.xpath

Optional. Check XPath

yaml
check:
  xpath:
    //SUCCESS: false

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.selectors

Optional. Check CSS selectors

yaml
check:
  selector:
    h1: "Example Domain"

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.cookies

Optional. Check cookies

yaml
check:
  cookies:
    hello: world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.captures

Optional. Check captures

yaml
check:
  captures:
    id: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.sha256

Optional. Check SHA-256 Hash (response)

yaml
check:
  sha256: "567cfaf94ebaf279cea4eb0bc05c4655021fb4ee004aca52c096709d3ba87a63"

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.md5

Optional. Check MD5 Hash (response)

yaml
check:
  md5: "567cfaf94ebaf279cea4eb0bc05c4655021fb4ee004aca52c096709d3ba87a63"

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.size

Optional. Check response size (in bytes)

yaml
check:
  size: 1024

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.requestSize

Optional. Check request size (in bytes)

yaml
check:
  requestSize: 1024

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.bodySize

Optional. Check body size (in bytes)

yaml
check:
  bodySize: 1024

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance

Optional. Performance Checking (in ms)

yaml
check:
  performance:
    firstByte:
      - lte: 200
    total:
      - lte: 500

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.wait

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    wait: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.dns

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    dns: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.tcp

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    tcp: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.tls

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    tls: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.request

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    request: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.firstByte

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    firstByte: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.download

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    download: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.performance.total

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    total: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.ssl

Optional. SSL Certificate Validation

yaml
check:
  ssl:
    valid: true
    signed: true
    daysUntilExpiration:
      - gte: 60

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.ssl.valid

Optional

yaml
check:
  ssl:
    valid: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.ssl.signed

Optional

yaml
check:
  ssl:
    signed: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.ssl.daysUntilExpiration

Optional

yaml
check:
  ssl:
    daysUntilExpiration: 30

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.check.co2

Optional. Check co2 emissions of the response in grams

yaml
check:
  co2:
    - lte: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.followRedirects

Optional. Follow redirects. Enabled by default

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.timeout

Optional. Request Timeout

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.http.retries

Optional. Number of times to retry request on failure or timeout, default 0.

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc

Optional. gRPC Step

yaml
grpc:
  proto:
    - public/helloworld.proto
  host: 0.0.0.0:50051
  service: helloworld.Greeter
  method: SayHello
  data:
    name: world!
  check:
    jsonpath:
      $.message: Hello world!

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.proto

Required. gRPC protocol buffer file path

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.host

Required. gRPC server

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.service

Required. gRPC service

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.method

Required. gRPC method

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.data

Required. gRPC payload

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.metadata

Optional. gRPC metadata

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth

Optional. gRPC auth config

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth.$ref

Optional. A reference to a credential specified in components.credentials section

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth.tls

Optional. gRPC auth TLS config

yaml
auth:
  tls:
    rootCerts: |
      content
    privateKey: |
      content
    certChain: |
      content

Can be files:

yaml
auth:
  tls:
    rootCerts:
      file: root.cert
    privateKey:
      file: key.cert
    certChain:
      file: chain.cert

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth.tls.rootCerts

Optional. gRPC TLS root certificate

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth.tls.privateKey

Optional. gRPC TLS private key

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.auth.tls.certChain

Optional. gRPC TLS certificate chain

Can be a file

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.captures

Optional. Capture response values into named variables

yaml
captures:
  id:
    jsonpath: $.id

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.captures.<capture>.jsonpath

Optional. Capture JSONPath

yaml
captures:
  id:
    jsonpath: $.id

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check

Optional. Provide checks to validate responses

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.json

Optional. Check JSON

yaml
check:
  json:
    hello: world

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.schema

Optional. Check response against JSON Schema

yaml
check:
  schema:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
        required: true

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.jsonpath

Optional. Check JSONPath

yaml
check:
  jsonpath:
    $.id: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.captures

Optional. Check captures

yaml
check:
  captures:
    id: 1

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.size

Optional. Check response size (in bytes)

yaml
check:
  size: 1024

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.performance

Optional. Performance Checking (in ms)

yaml
check:
  performance:
    total:
      - lte: 500

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.performance.total

Optional

yaml
check:
  performance:
    total: 20

tests.<test>.steps.<step>.grpc.check.co2

Optional. Check co2 emissions of the response in grams

yaml
check:
  co2:
    - lte: 1