how to test new api

Question

I'm asking this question as part of an analysis needed for a new system.

In this theoretical scenario we would be using a JIRA/Confluence onDemand instance. Our internal systems would be calling many different REST APIs on the onDemand instance, which I can see is currently running JIRA 6.4 REST API version.

I am aware that Atlassian is just about to release JIRA 7. I can see there is already a JIRA 7 API reference, but...

* How can we re-develop and test our integrations prior to release of the JIRA 7 API? Preferrably on our instance and with our data.
* Is there a JIRA 7 changelog that helps our developers to identify APIs requiring work prior to the release of the JIRA 7 API?
* Is there an API Browser or similar tool for onDemand instances?

Thank you.

phpPhil · Answer

I'm shocked. So basically in a nutshell: This means if I don't want any APIs to break I would need to go off the onDemand and go self-hosted. That's disappointing.

Timothy · Answer

There is no way to be sure especially if you are on the Cloud instance. You'll have to wait for Atlassian's announcement.

For Item 3, no.