Create reusable tests and scripts with OpenAPI reusable components

Historically, hacking referred to making a system perform unintended functions, but today it can also mean creating inelegant solutions or workarounds to problems. Despite its negative connotations, hacking can be a productive way to utilize public APIs for customizing solutions when standard user interfaces fall short. Developers often seek methods to reuse tests and scripts in Postman, a popular API development tool, even though Postman does not provide a direct feature for storing reusable scripts. This article explores using OpenAPI's reusable components to store and execute scripts within Postman. It involves creating custom components in an OpenAPI definition, storing scripts within these components, and using the Postman API to retrieve and execute them, albeit with security risks associated with using functions like eval(). The strategy allows for organizing script groups and sharing them within a team but lacks syntax highlighting and poses potential security vulnerabilities. Other alternatives for storing and accessing scripts, such as using global variables or accessing local files, are also discussed as potential solutions.

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