The design and use of WSDL-Test: a tool for testing Web services: Special Issue Articles

  • Authors:

  • Harry M. Sneed;Shihong Huang

  • Affiliations:

  • Anecon GmbH, Vienna, Austria;Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991, U.S.A.

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice - Web Site Evolution (WSE 2006)
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Web services are becoming increasingly important to many businesses, especially as an enabling technology for systems that adopt a service-oriented architecture approach to their development. However, testing Web services poses significant challenges. This paper describes the design and use of WSDL-Test, a tool designed specifically for this purpose. A key feature of WSDL-Test is its ability to simulate the actual usage of Web services in a controlled environment. This enables WSDL-Test to generate requests and validate responses in a rapid and reliable manner. To illustrate the use of WSDL-Test, the paper also discusses our experience using the tool on a real-world online eGoverment application. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.