2. Understanding SOAP and REST calls The types of web service requests
Agenda
What is a web service?
Understanding SOAP and REST calls
The types of web service requests
The forms of web service responses
Soap UI – Overview & Features
Integration with Maven and Jenkins
API automation frameworks
Security & Performance tests on API
Demo
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3. What is a WebService?
Bluntly speaking, when two devices need to talk to each other and exchange information over a network, the interface used to communicate between them is called a web service
Typically a web service comprises of two components: a Service Provider (or Publisher) and a Service Requestor (or Consumer)
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4. Types of WebServices
Big web services – these are largely based on the SOAP standard protocol
Uses a communication language called Web Service Definition Language (WSDL)
RESTful web services – which is an architectural style, whereas SOAP is a protocol
Some of the examples of REST standards are HTTP (yes, our world wide web is built on REST standard), XML, URI and MIME, etc.
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5. Request and response
Interacting with a web service is a two-fold process: we request for desired data; the service responds to our request
This kind of simple interaction is called a ‘GET’ method, where the service only transfers information
When there is a need for more than a simple retrieve process – like adding an entry to the Database – we can choose the ‘POST’ method that will require us to send a ‘Request Body’ along with the ‘Request URL’
When there is a need to update your data, we can opt for a ‘PUT’ method that instructs the web service to update an existing entry
And lastly, when there is a need to erase data, we go for the ‘DELETE’ method
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6. Types of testing supported Functional, Regression, Load and Security
SoapUI - Features
Features
Comments
Types of testing supported
Functional, Regression, Load and Security
Data mocking
Supported
Multi-environment support
Yes
Built on top of
JUnit
Execution style
Sequential and Parallel
Types of requests/formats supported
SOAP, REST, HTTP, JDBC, JMS, AMF
Continuous Integration
Integrates with Jenkins
Supported build tools
Maven, Ant and Bamboo
Embedded language
Groovy
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7. In SoapUI, the hierarchy is as follows: Project Test Suite Test Case
Project hierarchy
Once a Project name is entered, the new Project gets displayed in the Navigator pane. This is the area that lists the Project hierarchy.
In SoapUI, the hierarchy is as follows:
Project
Test Suite
Test Case
Test Step
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8. Being assertive
Assertions are checkpoints that decide the pass/fail status of a test step.
SoapUI gives us the ability to assert the response from validating the HTTP status code to performing complex looped assertions for every entry in the response body.
The assertions in SoapUI are only limited by our ability to handle the scenario with Groovy scripts.
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9. Integrating with Maven
<plugin>
<groupId>com.smartbear.soapui</groupId>
<artifactId>soapui-pro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${soapui.version}</version>
<configuration>
<projectProperties>
<projectProperty>external_property=${external_property}</projectProperty>
</projectProperties>
<soapuiProperties>
<property>
<name>soapui.scripting.library</name>
<value>${project.basedir}/src/main/groovy</value>
</property>
</soapuiProperties>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>*Project-name*</id>
<phase>integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
<projectFile>${soapuiFiles.home.dir}/projects/*project_name*.xml</projectFile>
<outputFolder>${soapui.results.dir}/*project_name*</outputFolder>
<testFailIgnore>true</testFailIgnore>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
Adding the appropriate dependencies and the required plugins will make it easy for us to integrate SoapUI with Maven.
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10. Getting assisted by Jenkins – Continuous Delivery
Once the POM files and properties of the separate modules are supplied to Jenkins, the builds can be triggered – just like any other build-job configuration.
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11. Choosing the best framework approach
Rapid framework - For API with basic validations
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12. Choosing the best framework approach
Script library framework – For API requires dynamic validations & calculations
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13. Test Data & Response Verification Data
Script library framework architecture
Test Launcher
Test Data & Response Verification Data
Resource Bundle
Validator
Result Logger
Script Libraries
Excel Adapter
Reporting
Database
Data Access Object
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14. What else can SOAP UI do? Security testing on API
Performance testing of the API
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15. References:
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16. Recap on Verizon
Q & A
Capture the Web Page Traffic and store in external file format
Capture the total page size, Images Sizes, JS (Java Script) sizes, CSS file sizes
Need a solution that can work across multiple devices / useragents
Selenium with Selenium Proxy Server
Java & Test NG
POI
HAR Reader (Handling HAR Format)
IDE - Eclipse
Capturing Page, Image, CSS and JS Sizes
Implemented the above approach for Desktop Browser
Store the Network Traffic in the form of HAR File which can be used by Developers
Code is scalable across Windows, Mac and Linux Environments
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