Learning Mocking in SoapUI

 

This chapter discusses using mocking in SoapUI. The SOAP service mocking feature offers you to simulate a SOAP service by creating a mock service. After this, run it either directly from SoapUI, or use the mockservicerunner.bat command-line application. In general, mocking is creating a virtual service that works like a real service. A mock service imitates a real REST or SOAP API – it contains definitions for operations that clients call, receives requests, and returns simulated responses.

When is Mocking is Required?

You can use SOAP mock services to perform various tasks:

• Firstly, create a web service prototype. Certainly, you can generate a complete mock service using just a single request. However, in this case, you can implement and test clients much faster, since there is no need to create a complex working solution.
• Secondly, develop and test client applications. Certainly, you can easily simulate requests you want to test and prepare a number of various responses for them. T
• Lastly, test every aspect of your future service. Certainly, with SoapUI, you can easily perform functional and load testing against a mock service before even creating an actual live service.

Advantages of Mocking

1. Firstly, you can create client code and tests before creating an actual service.
2. Secondly, your teams can create and test features during application development simultaneously.
3. Thirdly, you can create tests for unavailable resources.
4. Subsequently, you can create demos.
5. Further, you can deploy your SoapUI mock as a WAR file on any computer where a Java virtual machine is installed to provide your service to customers or partners.
6. Moreover, you can isolate some subsystems of your service.
7. Lastly, you can test a live environment before implementing an actual service.

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