In this article, we will learn how to write automated tests on web APIs with Postman. In order to follow along to this tutorial, you’ll need at least a fair amount of familiarity with Postman. 

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Data.Entity.Migrations;

namespace TestKeys
{
    public class Bill
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public decimal Amount { set; get; }
        public virtual Account Account { get; set; }
    }

    public class Account
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }

    public class MyContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<Bill> Bills { get; set; }
        public DbSet<Account> Accounts { get; set; }
    }

    public class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<MyContext>
    {
        public Configuration()
        {
            AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;
            AutomaticMigrationDataLossAllowed = true;
        }

        protected override void Seed(MyContext context)
        {
            var a1 = new Account { Name = "a1" };
            var a2 = new Account { Name = "a2" };

            var bill1 = new Bill { Amount = 100, Account = a1 };
            var bill2 = new Bill { Amount = 200, Account = a2 };

            context.Bills.Add(bill1);
            context.Bills.Add(bill2);
            base.Seed(context);
        }
    }

    public static class Test
    {
        public static void Start()
        {
            Database.SetInitializer(new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<MyContext, Configuration>());
            using (var ctx = new MyContext())
            {
                var bill1 = ctx.Bills.Find(1);
                Console.WriteLine(bill1.Amount);
            }
        }
    }
}

using (var ctx = new MyContext())
{
     var bill1 = ctx.Bills.Find(1);
     var a2 = new Account { Id = 2, Name = "a2" };
     bill1.Account = a2;
     ctx.SaveChanges();
}

using (var ctx = new MyContext())
{
    var bill1 = ctx.Bills.Find(1);
    var a2 = ctx.Accounts.Find(2);
    bill1.Account = a2;
    ctx.SaveChanges();
}

public class Bill
{
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public decimal Amount { set; get; }

        [ForeignKey("AccountId")]
        public virtual Account Account { get; set; }
        public int AccountId { set; get; }
}

using (var ctx = new MyContext())
{
    var bill1 = ctx.Bills.Find(1);
    bill1.AccountId = 2;
    ctx.SaveChanges();
}

using (var ctx = new MyContext())
{
     var a2 = new Account { Id = 2, Name = "a2_a2" };
     ctx.Entry(a2).State = System.Data.EntityState.Modified;
     ctx.SaveChanges();
}

public class AndBreadCrumbItem {

    private int Id;
    private String diplayText;

    public AndBreadCrumbItem(int Id, String displayText)
    {
        this.Id=Id;
        this.diplayText=displayText;
    }
    public String getDiplayText() {
        return diplayText;
    }
    public void setDiplayText(String diplayText) {
        this.diplayText = diplayText;
    }
    public int getId() {
        return Id;
    }
    public void setId(int id) {
        Id = id;
    }
}

AndBreadCrumbItem itemhome=new AndBreadCrumbItem(0,"Home");
AndBreadCrumbItem itemproducts=new AndBreadCrumbItem(12,"Products");
 AndBreadCrumbItem itemdigital=new AndBreadCrumbItem(15,"Digital");
AndBreadCrumbItem itemhdd=new AndBreadCrumbItem(56,"Hard Disk Drive");

AndBreadCrumb breadCrumb=new AndBreadCrumb(this);

        breadCrumb.AddNewItem(itemhome);
        breadCrumb.AddNewItem(itemproducts);
        breadCrumb.AddNewItem(itemdigital);
        breadCrumb.AddNewItem(itemhdd);

breadCumb.setContext(this);

        LinearLayout layout=(LinearLayout)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.breadcumblayout);
        layout.setPadding(8, 8, 8, 8);
        breadCrumb.setLayout(layout);
        breadCrumb.SetTinyNextNodeImage(R.drawable.arrow);
        breadCrumb.setTextSize(25);
        breadCrumb.SetViewStyleId(R.drawable.list_item_style);

        breadCrumb.UpdatePath();

breadCrumb.setRTL(true);

breadCrumb.setOnTextViewUpdate(new ITextViewUpdate() {
            @Override
            public TextView UpdateTextView(Context context, TextView tv) {
                tv.setTextColor(...);
                tv.setTypeface(...);
                return tv;
            }
        });

breadCumb.setOnClickListener(new IClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(int position, int Id) {
                  //...
            }
        });

 //=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Private Properties -=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=
    private List<AndBreadCrumbItem> items=null;
    private List<TextView> textViews;
    private int tinyNextNodeImage;
    private int viewStyleId;
    private Context context;
    private boolean RTL;
    private float textSize=20;
    private boolean noResize=false;

    LinearLayout layout;
    IClickListener clickListener;
    ITextViewUpdate textViewUpdate;
    LinearLayout.LayoutParams params ;

    //=-=---=-=-=-=-- Constructor =--=-=-=-=-=--=-=-

    public AndBreadCrumb(Context context)
    {
        this.context=context;
        params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams
                (LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
    }

    //=-=-=--=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-  Public Properties --=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-

    //each category would be added to create path
    public void AddNewItem(AndBreadCrumbItem item)
    {
        if(items==null)
            items=new ArrayList<>();
        items.add(item);
    }

    // if you want a pointer or next node between categories or textviews
    public void SetTinyNextNodeImage(int resId) {this.tinyNextNodeImage=resId;}

    public void SetViewStyleId(int resId) {this.viewStyleId=resId;}

    public void setTextSize(float textSize) {this.textSize = textSize;}

    public boolean isRTL() {
        return RTL;
    }

    public void setRTL(boolean RTL) {
        this.RTL = RTL;
    }

    public void setLayout(LinearLayout layout) {

        this.layout = layout;
    }

    public void setContext(Context context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    public boolean isNoResize() {
        return noResize;
    }

    public void setNoResize(boolean noResize) {
        this.noResize = noResize;
    }

 //primary method for render objects on layout
    private void DrawPath() {


        //stop here if essentail elements aren't present
        if (items == null) return ;
        if (layout == null) return;
        if (items.size() == 0) return;


//we need to get size of layout,so we use the post method to run this thread when ui is ready
        layout.post(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {


                //textviews created here one by one
                int position = 0;
                textViews = new ArrayList<>();
                for (AndBreadCrumbItem item : items) {
                    TextView tv = MakeTextView(position, item.getId());
                    tv.setText(item.getDiplayText());
                    textViews.add(tv);
                    position++;
                }


                //add textviews on layout
                AddTextViewsOnLayout();

                //we dont manage resizing anymore
                if(isNoResize()) return;

                //run this code after textviews Added to get widths of them
                TextView last_tv=textViews.get(textViews.size()-1);
                last_tv.post(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        //define width of each textview depend on screen width
                        BatchSizeOperation();
                    }
                });

            }
        });


    }

  private TextView MakeTextView(final int position, final int Id)
    {
        //settings for cumbs
        TextView tv=new TextView(this.context);
        tv.setEllipsize(TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
        tv.setSingleLine(true);
        tv.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, textSize);
        tv.setBackgroundResource(viewStyleId);

        /*call custom event - this event will be fired when user click on one of
         textviews and returns position of textview and value that user sat as id
         */
        tv.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                SetPosition(position);
                clickListener.onClick(position, Id);
            }
        });

        //if user wants to update each textviews
        if(textViewUpdate!=null)
            tv=textViewUpdate.UpdateTextView(context,tv);

        if(isRTL())
            tv.setRotationY(180);

        return tv;
    }

 //this method calling by everywhere to needs add textviews on the layout like master method :drawpath
    private void AddTextViewsOnLayout()
    {
        //prepare layout
        //remove everything on layout for recreate it
        layout.removeAllViews();
        layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
        layout.setVerticalGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL);
        if(isRTL())
            layout.setRotationY(180);



        //add textviews one by one

        int position=0;
        for (TextView tv:textViews)
        {
            layout.addView(tv,params);

            //add next node image between textviews if user defined a next node image
            if(tinyNextNodeImage>0)
                if(position<(textViews.size()-1)) {
                    layout.addView(GetNodeImage(), params);
                    position++;
                }
        }

    }

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text.Json;

namespace JsonTests
{
    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public bool IsInStock { get; set; }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {            
         var products = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<Product>>("[{\"Id\":1026,\"Name\":\"P1\",\"IsInStock\":\"false\"}]");
        }
    }
}

An unhandled exception of type 'System.Text.Json.JsonException' occurred in System.Text.Json.dll
Inner exceptions found, see $exception in variables window for more details.
Innermost exception System.InvalidOperationException : Cannot get the value of a token type 'String' as a boolean.

    public class BooleanConverter : JsonConverter<bool>
    {
        public override bool Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
        {
            var value = reader.GetString();
            if (value.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 || value.Equals("yes", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 || value.Equals("1", StringComparison.Ordinal))
            {
                return true;
            }

            if (value.Equals("false", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 || value.Equals("no", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 || value.Equals("0", StringComparison.Ordinal))
            {
                return false;
            }

            throw new NotSupportedException($"`{value}` can't be converted to `bool`.");
        }

        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, bool value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
        {
            switch (value)
            {
                case true:
                    writer.WriteStringValue("true");
                    break;
                case false:
                    writer.WriteStringValue("false");
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

    public abstract class JsonConverter<T> : JsonConverter
    {
        protected internal JsonConverter();

        public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert);
        public abstract T Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options);
        public abstract void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options);
    }

var options = new JsonSerializerOptions();
options.Converters.Add(new BooleanConverter());
var products = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<Product>>(
   "[{\"Id\":1026,\"Name\":\"P1\",\"IsInStock\":\"false\"}]",
   options);

[JsonConverter(typeof(BooleanConverter))]
public bool IsInStock { get; set; }

var options  = new JsonSerializerOptions() {WriteIndented = true };
options.Converters.Add(new BooleanConverter());
var data = JsonSerializer.Serialize<List<Product>>(productList, options);

if(new Regex("[a-z]+").IsMatch("abc")){}

if(Regex.IsMatch(value, "[a-z]+", RegexOptions.CultureInvariant, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))){}

public static bool Match(string value, string pattern)
{
    return Regex.IsMatch(value, pattern);
}

public partial class MyRegexes
{
    [GeneratedRegex("^[a-z]+$", RegexOptions.CultureInvariant, 1000)]
    public static partial Regex LowercaseLettersRegex();
}

public class RegexTests
{
    public static bool IsLowercase(string value) => MyRegexes.LowercaseLettersRegex().IsMatch(value);
}