Testing a web service using inherited test attributes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016239409-A1
Application number	US-201315028509-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Oct 17, 2013
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for testing a web service using inherited test attributes is described. The method includes generating a test template for a web service entry point, in which a test template comprises a number of test attributes, generating a number of test elements based on the test template, in which a test element inherits the number of test attributes, and executing the number of test elements.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for testing a web service using inherited test attributes, comprising:
generating a test template for a web service entry point, in which a test template comprises a number of test attributes; generating a number of test elements based on the test template, in which a test element inherits the number of test attributes; and executing the number of test elements.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising overwriting, in the test elements, a number of test attributes that are located in the test element.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating documentation to describe the web service entry point based on the test template.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising grouping a number of test elements into a test case, in which a test case is a container for a number of test elements.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying the test attributes located in the test template to reflect changes in a web service entry point; and modifying the test attributes located in the test element by inheriting the modified test attributes located in the test template.

6 . The method of claim 1 , in which executing the number of test elements comprises:
sending a request to the web service entry point; and receiving a response from the web service entry point.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising validating the response against an assertion.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising performing an action based on the response.

9 . The method of claim 1 , in which the test element inherits the number of test attributes from a test template, another test element, or combinations thereof.

10 . A system for testing a web service using inherited test attributes, comprising:
a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising:
a test database to store a number of test templates for a number of web service entry points, in which a test template comprises a number of test attributes to describe a web service entry point;
a parser to generate a number of test elements to test the web service, in which the number of test elements inherit the number of test attributes from the number of test templates; and
a runner to execute the number of test elements.

11 . The system of claim 10 , in which executing the number of test elements comprises processing a number of variables included in the number of test elements.

12 . The system of claim 11 , in which the number of variables are responses from a previous test element.

13 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a report module to generate a report.

14 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a case handler to execute specific testing operations.

15 . A computer program product for testing a web service using inherited test attributes, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium comprising computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising computer usable program code to, when executed by a processor:
generate a test template for a web service entry point, in which a test template comprises a number of test attributes;
generate a number of test elements based on the test template, in which a test element inherits the number of test attributes;
group a number of test elements into a number of test cases;
execute the number of test cases; and
generate a test report based on the execution of the test cases.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• De Oliveira Staudt Ricardo Alexandre
• Vares Vieira Hugo
• De Pinho Peralta Karine
• Pedrini Mairo

Classifications

• G06F11/3688 Primary

  for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites · CPC title

• G06F11/3684

  for test design, e.g. generating new test cases · CPC title