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MindTickle API Integration Testing CI

v20260423
mindtickle-ci-integration
A comprehensive CI pipeline solution for validating MindTickle sales enablement API integrations. This tool implements a two-tier testing strategy: unit tests use mocking to verify logic without API calls, while integration tests run against the live MindTickle API on main branch merges, securely requiring both an API Key and Company ID. It ensures robustness, manages API rate limits, and provides detailed error handling guidelines for developers.
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Overview

MindTickle CI Integration

Overview

Configure CI pipelines that validate MindTickle sales enablement API integrations using a two-tier testing strategy. Unit tests mock the MindTickle REST client to verify course enrollment, quiz scoring, and user progress logic without consuming API calls. Integration tests run on main-branch merges with a real Bearer token and company ID to confirm course listing, user search, and completion tracking against the live MindTickle API. The dual-header auth pattern (API key plus company ID) requires special CI secret management to avoid silent authentication failures.

GitHub Actions Workflow

# .github/workflows/mindtickle-tests.yml
name: MindTickle API Tests
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  unit-tests:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: { node-version: '20' }
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run lint && npm run typecheck
      - run: npm test -- --testPathPattern=unit  # No API key or company ID needed

  integration-tests:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    needs: unit-tests
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: { node-version: '20' }
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test -- --testPathPattern=integration
        env:
          MINDTICKLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MINDTICKLE_API_KEY }}
          MINDTICKLE_COMPANY_ID: ${{ secrets.MINDTICKLE_COMPANY_ID }}

Mock-Based Unit Tests

// tests/unit/course-service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
import { enrollUser } from '../../src/services/course-service';
import * as mtClient from '../../src/lib/mindtickle-client';

vi.mock('../../src/lib/mindtickle-client');

describe('CourseService', () => {
  it('enrolls a user in a training course', async () => {
    vi.mocked(mtClient.post).mockResolvedValue({
      enrollment_id: 'enr-3390',
      user_id: 'usr-512',
      course_id: 'crs-77',
      status: 'enrolled',
      enrolled_at: '2026-04-01T10:00:00Z',
    });

    const result = await enrollUser('usr-512', 'crs-77');
    expect(result.status).toBe('enrolled');
    expect(mtClient.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/courses/crs-77/enrollments', {
      user_id: 'usr-512',
    });
  });
});

Integration Tests

// tests/integration/user-progress.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
import { MindTickleClient } from '../../src/lib/mindtickle-client';

const canRun = process.env.MINDTICKLE_API_KEY && process.env.MINDTICKLE_COMPANY_ID;

describe.skipIf(!canRun)('MindTickle User Progress (live API)', () => {
  const client = new MindTickleClient({
    apiKey: process.env.MINDTICKLE_API_KEY!,
    companyId: process.env.MINDTICKLE_COMPANY_ID!,
  });

  it('retrieves course completion stats for a user', async () => {
    const users = await client.get('/users', { limit: 1 });
    expect(users.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);

    const progress = await client.get(`/users/${users[0].id}/progress`);
    expect(progress).toHaveProperty('courses_completed');
    expect(typeof progress.courses_completed).toBe('number');
  });
});

CI Cost Management

// tests/helpers/api-budget.ts
let callCount = 0;
const MAX_CALLS_PER_RUN = 30; // MindTickle API has per-company rate limits

export function trackApiCall(): void {
  callCount++;
  if (callCount > MAX_CALLS_PER_RUN) {
    throw new Error(
      `CI API budget exceeded: ${callCount}/${MAX_CALLS_PER_RUN} calls. ` +
      'MindTickle enforces per-company rate limits — reduce test scope or paginate less.'
    );
  }
}

export function getCallCount(): number { return callCount; }

Error Handling

CI Issue Cause Fix
401 Unauthorized Missing or invalid Bearer token Regenerate MINDTICKLE_API_KEY in MindTickle admin and update GitHub Secrets
403 Forbidden Company ID mismatch or insufficient permissions Verify MINDTICKLE_COMPANY_ID matches the API key's org; check API scope
Empty user list Company has no users in sandbox instance Provision test users via POST /users in a beforeAll setup hook
Quiz scores return null Course has no quizzes configured Use a known test course ID with at least one quiz module
Integration tests silently pass Both env vars undefined so skipIf triggers Add a CI step that asserts secrets are set: test -n "$MINDTICKLE_API_KEY"

Resources

Next Steps

See mindtickle-deploy-integration.

Info
Category Development
Name mindtickle-ci-integration
Version v20260423
Size 4.97KB
Updated At 2026-04-28
Language