Thanks for replying Conor. I have been able to use webtest to test SOAP based Web services using Webtest. However since I need to test JSON web services, I am wondering whether it is possible to use webtest for this purpose
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RE: testing JSON web services (Conor MacMahon) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > Subject: RE: [Webtest] testing JSON web services > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:18:40 +1000 > From: "Conor MacMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Reply-To: "Conor MacMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C90D62.FFB03318 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi Tukutan, > My gut feel is that webtest is good for testing typical > point and click web applications (e.g. facebook, google). For testing > web services, I would recommend creating soap messages and sending them > and asserting the replies in an 'integration' test. > Someone else may have some input on if/how you would use > webtest for web service testing. > Best, > Conor > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tokutan > Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 11:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Webtest] testing JSON web services > > > Hi, > > I am currently about to do a new project to test JSON based web > services. I was told to research a testing tool that can be used to test > this web services. Since, I have been using webtest, I would really like > to use the same tool to test this. > > Is it possible to use webtest for this purpose? I am completely new to > test JSON web services and thus I don't know much about the requirement > to test JSON web services. > > Thanks, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This email (including any attached files) is for the intended > recipient(s) only. If you received this email by mistake, please, > as a courtesy, tell the sender, then delete this email. > > The views and opinions are the originator's and do not necessarily > reflect those of the Queensland Studies Authority. 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For testing web services, I would=20 > recommend creating soap messages and sending them and asserting the = > replies in=20 > an 'integration' test.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D798421501-03092008><FONT = > face=3DArial=20 > color=3D#0000ff=20 > size=3D2> &nbs= > p; Someone=20 > else may have some input on if/how you would use webtest for web service = > > testing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D798421501-03092008><FONT = > face=3DArial=20 > color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> > <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D798421501-03092008><FONT = > face=3DArial=20 > color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Conor</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> > <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> > <HR tabIndex=3D-1> > <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <B>On Behalf Of=20 > </B>Tokutan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 3 September 2008 11:14 = > AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20 > [email protected]<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Webtest] testing JSON web=20 > services<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> > <DIV></DIV> > <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi,<BR><BR>I am currently about to do a new project to = > test JSON=20 > based web services. I was told to research a testing tool that can be = > used to=20 > test this web services. Since, I have been using webtest, I would really = > like to=20 > use the same tool to test this.<BR><BR>Is it possible to use webtest for = > this=20 > purpose? I am completely new to test JSON web services and thus I don't = > know=20 > much about the requirement to test JSON web=20 > services.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR></DIV></DIV> > <PRE>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This email (including any attached files) is for the intended=20 > recipient(s) only. If you received this email by mistake, please,=20 > as a courtesy, tell the sender, then delete this email. > > The views and opinions are the originator's and do not necessarily=20 > reflect those of the Queensland Studies Authority. 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