Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Use of the test client
The test client should not be part of the formal testing strategy. It should
be used by developers to get immediate feedback on the correctness of
their composite and not as part of a formal validation process.
Testing the Service Bus
The Service Bus also provides a simple client-testing interface. In EM, the only
option is to test the entire composite, but in the Service Bus, we can test either the
business service (the backend service) or the proxy service (the Service Bus Interface).
After navigating to the folder containing the proxy or business service, the tester is
invoked by clicking on the bug icon.
This brings up the test client. For a SOAP service, the test client allows the
specification of the message parameters in the SOAP body through the payload
textbox as well as the addition of any SOAP headers that may be required. When
testing a proxy service, there are two options that control how the call is submitted
and what additional information is collected. The
Direct Call
is normally used with
the proxy service and allows additional information about the processing of the
message to be collected through the use of the trace option. This can be invaluable
in tracing problems in the Service Bus pipelines or routing services.
