WSDL-based automated test data generation for web service

Ma Chunyan, Du Chenglie, Zhang Tao, Hu Fei, Cai Xiaobin

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Abstract

With the increase of the popularity of Web Service, more and more web applications are developed with this new kind of components. Web Service quality validation and control is becoming very critical to vendors, brokers and application builders. Both brokers and users usually have to use black-box testing because design and implementation details of Web Service are unavailable. This paper proposes a formal approach for automated test data generation for Web Service single operation based on WSDL specification. Firstly, we define a formal model for the datatype of input element of the operation. Secondly, the paper presents an algorithm that derives the model from WSDL. Thirdly, the paper presents a method that generates test data for operations from the model. Examples of using this approach are given in order to give evidence of its usefulness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, CSSE 2008
Pages731-737
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventInternational Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, CSSE 2008 - Wuhan, Hubei, China
Duration: 12 Dec 200814 Dec 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, CSSE 2008
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, CSSE 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan, Hubei
Period12/12/0814/12/08

Keywords

  • Automated test data generation
  • Web service
  • WSDL

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