How does it work?The architecture of the WSRP Conformance Test Kit includes a monitor process for non-invasively collecting Web service messages between a client and a server. Once the messages are logged, an offline analyzer process examines the log, determines if the messages conform to the specification, and produces a conformance report. An XML file describing the test cases is read by the analyzer at run time. This XML file is called the WSRPProfileTestAssertions.xml.
The architecture of the WSRP Conformance Test Kit is based upon the WS-I Testing Tools developed by the WS-I (Web Services Interoperability) consortium for the purposes of testing Web service implementations for conformance with a Basic Profile, as defined by WS-I.
The WS-I Testing Tool source is available as part of an Eclipse plug-in called the Web Services Validation Tools (WSVT). The WSRP Conformance Test Kit requires WSVT, but Eclipse is not required. The purpose of the WSVT plug-in is to allow Web service developers to test their services for conformance with the Basic Profile. |