Creating tests with the Request-Reply MEP

You can use the Request-Reply messaging pattern in your tests. IBM® DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) sends a request message that you create by using the email address configured for the sender in your project to an email address configured as the recipient. When a response from the recipient is received for the sent email message in the email account, the message that is received is displayed for you in Test Integrations and APIs.

You must have configured the email accounts for the Request-Reply MEP. See Configuring the MEP settings for the email transport.

You must have created an operation and opened the operation in the Test Factory view to perform this task.

  1. Create a test that uses MEP by right-clicking the operation and selecting New > Tests > Tests using MEP.
  2. Enter a name for the test and then click OK.

    For example, the test name can be Test_Request-Reply.

    The test is created in the operation. Because the MEP for the Request-Reply action was configured, the test is created with the settings configured in the MEP tab for an operation for the Request-Reply action. The transport that was set in the MEP tab for the operation is selected.

    For example, the Request-Reply action is displayed in the Test Factory for the email resource that shows the schema as text and the email resource as the transport resource.
    Image of the request reply action in the test.
  3. Select your action from the following options:
    • You can run the test with the parameters configured for the MEP. Go to Step 5.
    • You can modify any of the parameters in the test before you run it or if you have duplicated the operation and want to run a different test by modifying the parameters copied, go to Step 4.
  4. Modify any of the settings that you want to specify in the test by completing the following steps:

    The MEP settings that you configured in the MEP tab for the operation are displayed.

    1. Double-click the Send Request test step.
      The Send Request window is displayed with the settings configured in the MEP tab for the operation.
      Image of the Send Request window.
    2. Modify any of the following parameters for the transport or the message headers:
      • The email transport.
      • The text in the Subject field.
      • The email address of the recipients in the To field.
      • The email address of the sender in the From field.
      • The email address of the recipients to whom a reply message is to be sent in the Reply To field.
      • Add or change the email address of recipients to whom a copy of the message is to be delivered in the CC field.
      • Add or change the text to be included in the body of the message.
    3. Double-click the Receive Reply test step.
      The Receive Reply window is displayed with the settings configured in the MEP tab for the operation.
      Image of the Receive Reply window.
    4. Modify any of the following parameters:
      • Add or change the text you want to be used to validate the message received.
      • Depending on the email service you are testing, you might have to increase the time until a reply is received.
  5. Run the test.
You have created and run a test that uses the Request-Reply messaging pattern.