Intelligent automated testing method for restful web services
US9419884B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A generalized testing framework for testing a RESTful web service defines test cases that described RESTful operations on resource object and associated data in configuration files generates HTTP requests to the web service based upon a test case and receives corresponding responses, creates expected responses, and filters fields of interest from the actual and expected responses, and compares the filtered responses to determine whether they match. Expected responses are automatically created during runtime by mapping input data and RESTful API operations to a resource object based upon the test case, avoiding the necessity of predicting responses in advance. Test cases may be readily changed or adapted to different Restful web services by changing configuration files.
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