# authorjapps/zerocode

zerocode-tdd is a community-developed, free, open-source, outcome-driven automated testing for Data Pipelines, ETL, REST API, Kafka(Data Streams), Databases and Load scenarios. all defined in simple JSON or YAML — with zero coding.

Repository: https://github.com/authorjapps/zerocode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zerocode
Homepage: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: soap, assertions, java, api, testing, json, dsl, automation, framework, kafka, automation-framework, library, low-code, nocode, etl-testing, data-pipeline
Last push: 2026-08-31T20:09:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3711, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 2, "gap_med": 42.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1012, forks 451 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:58.975717+00:00)

## What it is
Zerocode TDD is an open-source, no-code automated testing framework for REST/SOAP APIs, Kafka data streams, databases, ETL pipelines, and load scenarios, with tests defined declaratively in JSON or YAML. It runs on the JVM (Java/Kotlin) with JUnit integration and a companion Steply CLI for language-independent execution.

## Use cases
- automate REST API tests without writing code
- test Kafka produce/consume scenarios with JSON or protobuf messages
- run database SQL assertions in automated tests
- add performance and load testing to CI builds
- test SOAP endpoints with XML payloads through a proxy
- parameterize API tests from CSV files
- assert JSON response arrays, headers, and payloads

## When to choose
- your team wants declarative JSON/YAML test scenarios instead of code
- you need combined API, Kafka, and database testing in one framework
- you want load testing integrated with functional tests via JUnit 5
- QA and developers share a common low-code test format

## When to avoid
- you need a pure code-first testing framework with full programmatic control
- your stack is not JVM-based and you don't want the Steply CLI
- you rely on the removed Wiremock DSL integration
- you need UI/browser end-to-end testing

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: testing, e2e-testing, benchmarking, http-client, mocking
- domain: testing, apis, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cli
- tags: api-testing, kafka-testing, load-testing, no-code, json-dsl, soap, database-testing, etl-testing, junit, automation, data-engineering, docker

## Member repositories
- authorjapps/zerocode (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:58.975717+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:44.013233+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/authorjapps/zerocode (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:58.975717+00:00, sha 1f9e95bda6c3)
  - homepage: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.545962+00:00, sha 97a388ff7e57)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.554908+00:00, sha e3f0eeac9694)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/Forked-Builds-Failing-Due-to-Docker-Hub-Rate-Limiting (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.556873+00:00, sha 167aa812748a)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-Does-it-support-https-connections (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.558686+00:00, sha e68c63183572)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-How-to-assert-an-array-in-the-response-with-SIZE-Greater-Than-or-Lesser-Than (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.562254+00:00, sha 4f5c4256f38a)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-How-to-assert-custom-headers-of-the-response (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.564416+00:00, sha 09b5ba00f8ac)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-How-to-invoke-POST-apis (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.568276+00:00, sha 941cc20f6f0e)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-How-to-pass-headers-auth-info-auth-headers-in-the-headers-APIs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.570818+00:00, sha 0bbd22dfe65e)
  - site_page: https://zerocode-tdd.tddfy.com/faqs/QnA-How-to-test-your-APIs-easily-via-simple-JSON-steps (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:24.572974+00:00, sha da3b5026ae03)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.