Introduction
If you've not seen plugins before, they provide a mechanism for adding new and extended SoapUI functionalities. You can either download ready-made SoapUI plugins or develop your own. This chapter introduces both open source (old-style) and pro plugins. It focuses mainly on how to use plugins and provide them to TestRunner scripts when needed, and explains briefly how they work. The next chapter builds on the ideas and skills introduced here and explains how to develop your own plugins.
What you'll learn
You will learn the following topics:
How open source (old-style) plugins are installed and how they work
How pro plugins are installed and how they work
The differences between old-style and pro plugins
How to package plugin dependencies when running projects with Maven
