Show HN: Tusk Drift – open-source tool for automating API tests

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The Node.js Tusk Drift SDK enables fast and deterministic API testing by capturing and replaying API calls made to/from your service. Automatically record real-world API calls, then replay them as tests using the Tusk CLI to find regressions. During replay, all outbound requests are intercepted with recorded data to ensure consistent behavior without side-effects.

For comprehensive guides and API reference, visit our full documentation.

Initialization Guide - Set up the SDK in your Node.js application
Environment Variables - Environment variables reference
Quick Start Guide - Record and replay your first trace
Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues and solutions

Tusk Drift currently supports the following packages and versions:

HTTP/HTTPS: All versions (Node.js built-in)
GRPC: @grpc/[email protected] (Outbound requests only)
PG: [email protected], [email protected]
Firestore: @google-cloud/[email protected]
Postgres: [email protected]
MySQL: [email protected]
IORedis: [email protected]
Upstash Redis: @upstash/[email protected]
GraphQL: [email protected]
Prisma: [email protected]
JSON Web Tokens: [email protected]
JWKS RSA: [email protected]

If you're using packages or versions not listed above, please create an issue with the package + version you'd like an instrumentation for.

First, install and configure the Tusk Drift CLI by following our CLI installation guide. The CLI helps set up your Tusk configuration file and replays tests.

The wizard will eventually direct you back here when it's time to set up the SDK.

After completing the CLI wizard, install the SDK:

npm install @use-tusk/drift-node-sdk