How to continuously test web apps and APIs with Hurl and GitLab CI/CD

This post introduces Hurl, an open-source tool for testing web apps and APIs using plain text configurations. It details Hurl's installation, basic usage with GET requests and assertions on HTTP protocol, status, headers, and body. It also covers advanced use cases like JSONPath and XPath assertions, chaining requests, and integrating Hurl into GitLab CI/CD pipelines using official container images or custom-built images. The post provides examples of CI/CD job templates for efficient testing and monitoring.