Properties in SOAPUI is used to retrieve and store data. The data is stored as key, value or format.
The general format for reading the custom or default property value is ${#levelname#key}
This can come in handy both from the Project onLoad script (if you want to start your MockServices when the project is opened) or from a TestCase/TestSuite setup script (if you need the MockService running for your functional tests). Here from a TestCase setup script:
The returned runner object is required to stop the MockService... so save it to the context and use it in the tearDown script:
context.mockRunner.stop()
Have a look at the WsdlMockService and the WsdlMockRunner classes for more methods and properties that might come in handy.
The following are the different types of assertions:
Generally, all the SOAP based web services are written by using XML language which uses standard message format that is accepted across the universe. In this format, it is easy to read, identify the errors, avoids interoperability problems etc.
Here’s the sample SOAP message format.
POST /InStock HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 399
SOAPAction: “http://www.wisdomjobs.com/soap-envelope”
To perform functional testing for web services, we can use the following tools.
Simple Object access protocol that uses XML to interact with web applications. It uses XML based content to communicate between two client machines across any network
Data driven testing means to store our test data which includes input and expected output in an external data source called Excel / Database / XML file. Later, we need to iterate the data source using respective component. In SoapUI, Datasource and Datasource Loop test steps are used for performing data driven testing.
Data-driven testing is when you store test data (input, expected output, etc) in some external storage (database, spreadsheet, xml-files, etc) and then use that data iteratively in your tests when running them. For example to test your phone-lookup service, you might have a list of names and expected phone-numbers in a database which you would use to “drive” your test, checking that each name gets the right phone-number back. It’s really quite simple.
Groovy and JavaScript
SOAP UI uses three levels to structure functional tests:
To parameterize the endpoints in SOAP UI is most important as it is the first step in automation testing. It is more time consuming for changing endpoints manually. In order to do that
Soap UI automatically saves everything on exit. If you want to save your projects without exiting (for example if you want to commit your project file to CVS) use the “Save All” option in the main File menu
Assertions compare the parts/all of the response message to the expected outcome.
Web services are a medium through which web based application can be integrated or communicated over an internet protocol backbone. Web based application can be integrated using XML, SOAP, UDDI and WSDL. SOAP is used for transmitting the data; WSDL is used for describing or relating the services, UDDI is used for listing what services are accessible, XML is used to tag the data.
Assertions are the one of the major feature in SoapUI. It offers the following types of assertions:
SoapUI is a webservices testing tool and SoapUI Pro is its commercial version. SoapUI can help create functional, security and load testing test suites. SoapUI Pro does all that with advanced drag and drop, data driven testing, advanced reporting and coverage analysis.
Since its XML based, it is platform and programming language independent. RPC (Remote procedure calls) are sometimes blocked by firewalls and proxy servers- Soap overcomes that.
In SoapUI, XPath assertion is used for asserting the web service response value by specifying the absolute path. If the absolute path is matched with the response value, then the test case or test suite will be considered as PASS otherwise it will be notified as FAILED. We can see the results of assertion at bottom of the screen where the Assertion tab will have resultant information.
In a SoapUI project, the following order should be maintained:
Web services are web components that transfer data between client and server. Client sends a web request to the server and the server then responds to client. The response and request are related and different requests evoke the corresponding response.
Web Service is a web component or software program that can be accessed on the Internet. It is mainly used to communicate with the web based applications through XML messaging concepts. For example, if we want to access a particular location using Google Maps, we can use the corresponding web service URL. For that we have to pass the appropriate inputs.
testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.name (Almost all items have a name property)
SoapUI can:
A protocol is a set of standard rules that helps to communicate the hardware devices through the software applications. There are different types of protocols used in the Internet and Intranet applications. They are
SOAP UI is a free, open source cross-platform functional testing solution. It enables you to rapidly and easily create and execute automated regression, compliance, functional and load tests.
Groovy is a scripting language which internally includes all the java libraries – it helps us to customize and add custom validations to SoapUI tests
Envelope element is the top most tag which identifies the XML document as a SOAP message. Followed by Envelope element, you see the header element that has header information. The Body element specifies the call and response information. Finally, you have a Fault element which contains errors and status information.
Validating webservices in only possible with WSDL document because to configure web services in SoapUI, WSDL document is mandatory. If the WSDL document is not valid, SoapUI will throw an exception immediately.
In general, web service is combined with the following protocols:
While exposing the web services, these channels will be used for communication with the clients. Here HTTP / POST protocol transfers the information between the clients with secure mode. HTTP / GET protocol allows the clients to view transferred data partially at the browser’s address bar. SOAP is used for transferring the confidential data safely.
Majority of the functional testing is carried out via the GUI; the biggest challenge of webservices is that they do not have a UI.
Yes.
We can read the property values into test step endpoint, username, header values, password, domain, POST, PUT, GET and DELETE method properties.
There are five components are used in web services.
They are:
Inside the SOAPUI groovy script can be used in two places