Quality Assurance (QA) is a critical component in product development, particularly in software testing. Despite the evolution of automated methods, testing for REST APIs often involves repetitive tasks. A significant portion of resources is dedicated more to scripting tests than to detecting and resolving actual software bugs. Additionally, conventional testing methods frequently struggle to adapt to software updates. However, with advancements in data science, a new paradigm is emerging: a self-reliant testing framework. This innovative approach minimizes the need for user intervention, achieving level 2 of autonomy in executing REST API testing procedures. It does so by employing a clustering method and analysis on logs categorizing test cases efficiently and thereby streamlining the testing process as well as ensuring more dynamic adaptability to software changes. Nirikshak is publicly available as an open-source software for the community at https://github.com/yashmahalwal/nirikshak.

翻译：质量保证是产品开发中的关键组成部分，尤其在软件测试中。尽管自动化方法不断演进，REST API的测试仍常涉及重复性任务。大量资源被用于编写测试脚本，而非检测和解决实际软件缺陷。此外，传统测试方法往往难以适应软件更新。然而，随着数据科学的发展，一种新范式正在兴起：自主测试框架。这种创新方法通过采用聚类方法及日志分析，高效分类测试用例，简化测试流程，同时确保对软件变更具有更强的动态适应性，从而将用户干预降至最低，实现REST API测试流程执行的二级自主化。Nirikshak以开源软件形式向社区公开，地址为https://github.com/yashmahalwal/nirikshak。