Mock service in SOAPUI

What is mock services?

        “Mocking service, is the practice of creating a facsimile environment that works similar to the environment you’re facsimileing”.

  

             Web Service Mocking is a very useful tool in your testing arsenal. It's the solution to the question "How do I create tests for a Web Service when there is no Web Service to write test against?” Web Service Mocking will come in handy here. It allows you to create a simulation or approximation of the Web Service before the actual Web Service goes live.

   

   Below are the steps for “Mock services”:

•      Create a new project
•      Generate mock services
•       Enter Dummy data in the Mock response
•       Run MockServices
•       Generate suite for the project
•       Run the project

   1.    Creating a new Project:

Step 1:  Create a new project. Follow the path: File >>New SOAP Project or just click any where in soupUI tool and use ‘Ctrl+N’ to create a new project.

      

After clicking New SOAP project it will show the pop-up which looks like as shown in below

Step 2:  Now, we have to enter the project name and point it to a valid WSDL/WADL. In this  tutorial, I am calling the project as “global weather” and pointing it to the sample WSDL  file.Here,I have given the sample WSDL URL below.You can run to get started with soapUI.

Based on the given WSDL which you have entered above, soapUI will load the related definitions and configuration and will show up the operations in the Web Service as shown in below.

 Step 3:  Generate the SOAP Mock Service: Follow the path: Right click on the project >> Generate SOAP Mock Service.

      In Generate Mock Service dialog box, options are available to change the port number  and host name. Then click on “OK” button

     After clicking on “OK” button, we will get a pop-up to enter Specify name of Mock Service      to create as shown in below.

     Click on “OK” button to add the suite for mock services

Step 4: By Default response will create under the Mock Service suite. The screen is shown in below

Step 5:   Now Double click on the “Response 1” to get the response. New window should get displayed. Now you can enter any text in the response 1 like as shown in below.

2) Invoking a MockService:

        First we must start the MockService. Click "Run" icon in the MockService editor.

To the Top Right of the Editor you should see that it's running, and the port it's responding on. The play Button is grayed out and if you would like to stop the MockService, just click"Stop" icon.

3) Creating Test Suite:

Step 1:  
        After run the mockservice we need to create the test suite. Select the Project and right click on that project and select “Generate TestSuite”. 

 Test suite window should get displayed with all options. Now click on “OK” button to create  the test  suite. 

Step 2: 
         Enter the name of the test suite or By Default it gives the name and press OK.

 Step 3:
         The created test suite is displayed in the navigator pane as shown below. And the test Suite window opens in the Right side. 

4) Mocking:

Step 1: 
        Now select Mockservice and double click on that. New window should get displayed. Click on the “Soap” icon of the Response 1, this will prompt you to open one of the existing requests for its operation in your project. Select the “Request 1” and click on              “OK” button

 Request will be created like this as shown below.

Step 2: 
        Now click on “Run” Button. We will get the output like this as shown in below.

  

As you can see the MockService returned the values we entered earlier as the response.

Note: First to modify the created MockResponse content and re-submit the request to see that your changes are instantly available, there is no need to restart the MockService.

Thanks & Regards,

Siddhardha Ravuri,

Test Associate,

MOURI Tech PVT LTD.

http://www.mouritech.com/