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SoapUI Cookbook: Boost your SoapUI capabilities to test RESTful and SOAP APIs with over 65 hands-on recipes

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Chapter 2. Data-driven Testing and Using External Datasources

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Creating and checking data with the JDBC Request TestStep
  • Parameterizing SQL queries with the JDBC Request TestStep
  • Setting properties from an external file
  • Importing CSV file data into an in-memory H2 database with Groovy
  • Looping over CSV file data and driving tests with Groovy
  • Querying MongoDB with Groovy
  • Publishing, browsing, and consuming ActiveMQ JMS messages via the REST API

Introduction

This chapter explores how to access and use common types of external data that you are likely to need in SoapUI test scenarios, for example, files, SQL databases, NoSQL databases, and JMS. While there isn't scope to cover every possible type or implementation, the building blocks learned here can be adapted to different situations and used as the basis for later recipes.

In terms of data-driven testing, we'll see how to support the pattern shown in the following image:

Introduction

In terms of options for reading the test data, we'll look only at those for the open source version of SoapUI. The pro version's data-driven features, for example, DataSource, DataSink, and DataLoop TestSteps are designed to be straightforward to use and receive adequate coverage in the online help (see http://www.soapui.org/Data-Driven-Testing/functional-tests.html), whereas achieving similar results in the open source version generally requires a little more initial setup, creativity, and...

Creating and checking data with the JDBC Request TestStep

If you need a quick way to access and check external SQL-based data, the JDBC Request TestStep is a good place to start. The pro version of the JDBC Request TestStep adds ease-of-use functionality, which is useful for less technical users, but by no means essential if you have a reasonable grasp of SQL and aren't afraid to enter a JDBC connection string (URL). We'll concentrate on using the open source version here.

Getting ready

As the example for this recipe, we'll access a MySQL database, but any JDBC data source would work, although the SQL syntax may vary. To use the JDBC Request TestStep, the main things we'll need are:

  • The database or access to it: If you don't already have MySQL, then download the latest version from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/. The installation instructions for each platform are also provided there.
  • The JDBC driver: Please download the MySQL connector from http://dev.mysql...

Parameterizing SQL queries with the JDBC Request TestStep

This recipe builds directly on the last one to show how the JDBC Request TestStep can be used to execute parameterized SQL queries based on property values from outside the TestStep. This can be useful, as it allows the JDBC Request TestStep to query and check data based on properties set from the results of other TestSteps, for example, executing a query using an ID obtained from a web service response.

How to do it...

First, we add a new parameter with a fixed value to the JDBC Request TestStep and use it as the criteria for a simple select query. Then, we change the JDBC Request TestStep parameter to take its value from the value of a TestCase property. Perform the following steps:

  1. Edit the JDBC Request TestStep from the previous recipe and add a new parameter called invoiceIdParam with a value of 2.
  2. Then, modify the SQL Query value to add a where clause to specify that the invoice id field must be equal to the value of invoiceIdParam...

Setting properties from an external file

It can be a good idea to maintain your properties externally to your SoapUI project. This can help make your projects more flexible when switching between target environments, especially when running SoapUI from scripts (see Chapter 5, Automation and Scripting). In this recipe, we will see how to do this using the Properties TestStep.

Getting ready

I have added a sample properties file called test-properties.txt, which contains the following code:

environmentName=Dev Test
invoiceEndpoint=http://localhost:9000
userName=test
password=password

There is a completed sample project called PropertiesProject in the Chapter 2 samples.

How to do it...

First, we create a new empty project, TestSuite and TestCase. Then, we add a Property TestStep to read the properties from the test-properties.txt file using a project property to store the file's path. Finally, we write a Groovy TestStep to use property expansions to access the loaded property values from the...

Importing CSV file data into an in-memory H2 database with Groovy

There are times when you just need a quick database loaded with test data and don't want to persist, set up, or install anything. Well, this is where the in-memory mode of the H2 database engine can come in handy (http://www.h2database.com/)!

Getting ready

Before using the H2 database, we need to download its JAR and add it to SoapUI's classpath. You can get the latest H2 JAR from http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2/ (I took version 1.4.181). Then, add it to <SoapUI Installation Directory>/java/app/bin/ext/.

You'll also need some headed CSV data. Amazingly, the script might be able to handle any valid CSV structure (see http://www.h2database.com/html/functions.html#csvread). We'll use a simple invoice example invoices_with_headers.csv that can be found in the chapter 2 samples.

I have provided a completed SoapUI project GroovyInMemoryDB-soapui-project.xml in the Chapter2 samples.

How...

Looping over CSV file data and driving tests with Groovy

Whether it is for loading test data or writing reports, using external data files can be a key part of automated testing. Typically, you might need to read test data from a file and loop over some test steps until there is no more data. In this recipe, we see how this can be achieved easily using several reusable Groovy TestSteps.

Getting ready

For example, let's say we have a small CSV file of invoice data that we want to use to drive our tests:

1,comp1,100.0,2014-12-01 00:00:00
2,comp2,200.0,2014-12-02 00:00:00
3,comp3,300.0,2014-12-03 00:00:00

You can find this data in <chapter2 samples>/invoice.csv.

We will read each line and extract the values into properties, for example, to do something useful, for example, populating a web service request.

I have provided a completed SoapUI project GroovyFiles-soapui-project.xml in the Chapter2 samples.

How to do it...

I'm going to break this down into three separate Groovy TestSteps...

Introduction

This chapter explores how to access and use common types of external data that you are likely to need in SoapUI test scenarios, for example, files, SQL databases, NoSQL databases, and JMS. While there isn't scope to cover every possible type or implementation, the building blocks learned here can be adapted to different situations and used as the basis for later recipes.

In terms of data-driven testing, we'll see how to support the pattern shown in the following image:

In terms of options for reading the test data, we'll look only at those for the open source version of SoapUI. The pro version's data-driven features, for example, DataSource, DataSink, and DataLoop TestSteps are designed to be straightforward to use and receive adequate coverage in the online help (see http://www.soapui.org/Data-Driven-Testing/functional-tests.html), whereas achieving similar results in the open source version generally requires a little more initial setup, creativity, and often a higher level...

Creating and checking data with the JDBC Request TestStep

If you need a quick way to access and check external SQL-based data, the JDBC Request TestStep is a good place to start. The pro version of the JDBC Request TestStep adds ease-of-use functionality, which is useful for less technical users, but by no means essential if you have a reasonable grasp of SQL and aren't afraid to enter a JDBC connection string (URL). We'll concentrate on using the open source version here.

Getting ready

As the example for this recipe, we'll access a MySQL database, but any JDBC data source would work, although the SQL syntax may vary. To use the JDBC Request TestStep, the main things we'll need are:

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12 Chapters
1. Testing and Developing Web Service Stubs With SoapUI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Testing and Developing Web Service Stubs With SoapUI
Introduction
Generating a WSDL-first web service using SoapUI tool integration
Developing a SOAP web service test-first
Updating a SOAP project using a WSDL
Updating SOAP projects using WSDL refactoring (Pro)
Generating and developing a RESTful web service stub test-first
Generating SoapUI tests with REST discovery (Pro)
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2. Data-driven Testing and Using External Datasources
Introduction
Creating and checking data with the JDBC Request TestStep
Parameterizing SQL queries with the JDBC Request TestStep
Setting properties from an external file
Importing CSV file data into an in-memory H2 database with Groovy
Looping over CSV file data and driving tests with Groovy
Querying MongoDB with Groovy
Publishing, browsing, and consuming ActiveMQ JMS messages via the REST API
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Developing dynamic database-driven SOAP mocks
Developing dynamic database-driven REST mocks
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Testing WSDL and response WS-I compliance
Testing SOAP response schema compliance
Testing REST response XML schema compliance
Testing response compliance using JSON schemas
Testing and mocking SOAP (MTOM+XOP) attachments
Testing HATEOAS links
Testing polling style asynchronous REST services
Testing asynchronous SOAP service callbacks
Testing for e-mails with Groovy
Testing files with Groovy
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5. Automation and Scripting
Introduction
Running mocks from the command line
Running tests from the command line
Providing environment-specific properties
Generating mock WAR files from the command line
Running mocks and tests using Maven
Running mocks and tests using Java and JUnit
Running mocks and tests using Groovy scripts
Running mocks and tests using Gradle
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6. Reporting
Introduction
Generating reports from test runners
Publishing JUnit reports using Jenkins
Exporting custom reports using Groovy
Analyzing test, HTTP, and mock coverage (Pro)
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7. Testing Secured Web Services
Introduction
Testing basic HTTP-authenticated RESTful web services
Testing HTTP Digest-authenticated RESTful web services
Testing HTTP form-authenticated RESTful web services
Creating and using X.509 certificates to test web services over HTTPS
Testing client certificate authenticated web services
Securing mock services using X.509 certificates
Testing WS-Security UsernameToken, Timestamp, and TransportBinding
Scanning web service security vulnerabilities
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Testing Dropbox using OAuth 2 Authorization Code Grant flow
Testing Dropbox using OAuth 2 Implicit Grant flow
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Testing AWS services using Access Key authentication
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Load testing data-driven TestCases concurrently with a shared Groovy datasource
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Running load tests using Maven, command line, Java, Groovy, and Gradle scripts
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Building, packaging, and running SoapUI from the source code
Importing, building, running, and debugging SoapUI in Eclipse
Developing a Groovy plugin with custom Action using Gradle
Logging from extensions and scripts
Prompting for user input with the UISupport class
Creating a custom RequestFilter (Listener) plugin
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Packt eBooks are a complete electronic version of the print edition, available in PDF and ePub formats. Every piece of content down to the page numbering is the same. Because we save the costs of printing and shipping the book to you, we are able to offer eBooks at a lower cost than print editions.

When you have purchased an eBook, simply login to your account and click on the link in Your Download Area. We recommend you saving the file to your hard drive before opening it.

For optimal viewing of our eBooks, we recommend you download and install the free Adobe Reader version 9.