Now three months post launch—Ambassador’s Blackbird API Development Platform is taking API development to new heights with two powerful enhancements designed to supercharge your workflow.
First, broaden your horizons with expanded language and framework support, enabling you to generate boilerplate code across a vast range of technologies—from Python and Go to C#, Kotlin, and more. With seamless OpenAPI integration, the enhanced code generator feature slashes repetitive tasks and lets you focus on building robust APIs in the stack of your choice.
We also added a Chaos mode to mocking, which will help you uncover hidden bugs by testing how your system handles unexpected failures or delays. In Chaos mode, you can now easily simulate real-world scenarios for your mock API endpoints.
PLUS–we now have streamlined API specification editing like never before. Blackbird’s intuitive in-platform editor, powered by AI, simplifies complex spec management while automating repetitive tasks and ensuring validation.
Read on to learn more about these features below and work together to eliminate friction, boost productivity, and make API development as efficient as it is enjoyable. And if you haven’t started a free trial in Blackbird, now’s the time to get going.
Unleash Your API Development Powerhouse: Broader Language & Framework Support
We have significantly expanded our language and framework support in Blackbird API Development Platform, giving you the flexibility to create APIs in the technology stack you prefer. The code generator feature, now with more options, eliminates repetitive tasks, allowing you to focus on the core API logic and accelerating your development process.
The enhanced codegen feature in Blackbird now supports popular options like C#, Go, Java, Python, Node.js, Ruby, and many more. Generate boilerplate code instantly from OpenAPI Specification (OAS) versions 1.0 to 3.1 for a wide range of languages and frameworks. Explore the complete list here:
Ada, C# (ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions), C++ (Pistache, Restbed, Qt5 QHTTPEngine), Erlang, F# (Giraffe), Go (net/http, Gin, Echo), Haskell (Servant, Yesod), Java (MSF4J, Spring, Undertow, JAX-RS: CDI, CXF, Inflector, Jersey, RestEasy, Play Framework, PKMST, Vert.x, Apache Camel, Helidon), Julia, Kotlin (Spring Boot, Ktor, Vert.x), PHP (Flight, Laravel, Lumen, Mezzio (fka Zend Expressive), Slim, Silex, Symfony), Python (FastAPI, Flask), Node.js, Ruby (Sinatra, Rails 5), Rust (rust-server), Scala (Akka, Finch, Lagom, Play, Cask, Scalatra).
Learn more about these features by visiting our docs quick start guide for Blackbird Code.
Simulate Real-World API Behavior with Advanced Mocking & Chaos Mode
Enhance your API testing with Blackbird's new advanced mocking capabilities (enter Chaos Mode!). You can now easily simulate real-world scenarios by introducing error responses and latency directly into your mock API endpoints. This allows you to test how your application handles various failure conditions by selecting one or multiple error responses. Additionally, you can fine-tune performance testing by adding controlled latency.
Chaos mode will help you uncover hidden bugs by testing how your system handles unexpected failures or delays. This will also help you improve error handling by validating that your application gracefully manages timeouts or bad payloads.
Blackbird supports both dynamic and static responses, giving you complete control over your mock API behavior. This ensures thorough testing without the need for complex configurations or external tools.
Conquer API Spec Disarray with Blackbird's Streamlined Editing
Are you tired of dealing with massive API specification files? Manually editing JSON/YAML is tedious and error-prone, and existing tools often need to catch up when dealing with complex specs. Frequent API iterations for testing and development further compound the issue, forcing developers to delete and recreate APIs repeatedly, wasting valuable time and effort. Blackbird API Development Platform offers a powerful solution to these challenges.
Blackbird simplifies API spec editing with an intuitive in-platform experience. No more switching between external tools! Now, you can edit your API specs directly within Blackbird, streamlining your workflow. Integrated AI capabilities provide intelligent suggestions, automate repetitive tasks, and handle basic edits, further boosting productivity.
Plus, enjoy built-in validation tools that ensure spec consistency and prevent costly errors, giving you peace of mind. Blackbird empowers developers with a user-friendly platform that automates tedious tasks, fostering a more efficient and enjoyable development experience.
Try out either of these new features today by creating an account in Blackbird. Or, log in if you already have an account!
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