 | Level: Intermediate Mohan Jadhav (mohan.jadhav@in.ibm.com), Staff Software Engineer, IBM India Software Labs, Bangalore Mansoor Ahmed (manahmed@in.ibm.com), Software Engineer, IBM Software Labs, Bangalore
20 Feb 2007 Learn how to automate the testing of a typical Web service using an array of technologies such as JUnit, Apache Commons HttpClient and Apache XMLUnit. In this first of a two-part tutorial series, you'll create a simple Web service using IBM® Rational® Software Architect.
Prerequisites
It is presumed that you have a basic understanding of the Web service, its development in Java™, and have some exposure to unit testing tools such as JUnit.
System requirements
Your system should have the following:
- Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/2003
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IBM Rational Software Architect, version 6.x
Formats html, pdf
About this tutorial
This series introduces you to a technique to automate the testing of a typical Web service using an array of technologies such as JUnit, Apache Commons HttpClient (hereafter referred to as HttpClient) and Apache XMLUnit (hereafter referred to as XMLUnit). The technique is demonstrated on the development platform offered by IBM® Rational® Software Architect.
In this first part you will create a simple Web service on the development platform offered by the Rational Software Architect toolset. In Part 2, you will learn a technique to automate the testing of the Web service output using HttpClient and XMLUnit APIs.
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