How to create REST project using Groovy script?

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My requirement: &nbsp;Get the URI/WADL as input from user, create the new REST project and generates the TestSuite and Test Case for each resource.1. is that possible to do using groovy scripting/soapUI APIs ?2.if yes kindly tell me the way how i can achive this?&nbsp;&nbsp;

balamuruganravi · Answer

It’s ok Rup. Yes I need to generate the whole project from command line and execute as part of the&nbsp;CI process. &nbsp;If you can get me the code it will be very useful…

rupert_anderson · Answer

Hi,&nbsp;I managed to get a chance to work a little on what we discussed... here is my first quick shot and results, please let me know what you think:&nbsp;Create a Groovy script with the following content (note if you do this in Eclipse, you'll need to reference all the SoapUI libs):&nbsp;import com.eviware.soapui.impl.actions.RestServiceBuilderimport com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestRequestimport com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.WsdlProjectimport com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.WsdlSubmitContextimport com.eviware.soapui.model.iface.Responseimport com.eviware.soapui.model.iface.Submit&nbsp;def uri = "http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"&nbsp;WsdlProject project = new WsdlProject()RestServiceBuilder serviceBuilder = new RestServiceBuilder()serviceBuilder.createRestService(project, uri)&nbsp;println "service name: "+project.getInterfaceList()[0].nameprintln "Resource: "+project.getInterfaceList()[0].getOperationList()[0]&nbsp;RestRequest request = project.getInterfaceList()[0].getOperationList()[0].getRequestList()[0]Submit submit = (Submit) request.submit( new WsdlSubmitContext(), false );Response response = submit.getResponse();String responseContent = response.getContentAsString();println( responseContent );&nbsp;Running this gives:&nbsp;2015-05-15 14:01:13,769 [main] WARN&nbsp; com.eviware.soapui.SoapUI - Could not find jfxrt.jar. Internal browser will be disabled.14:01:14,606 WARN&nbsp; [SoapUI] Missing folder [/Users/bearsoftware/Documents/workspace-sts-soapui-testarea/TestSoapUIScripts/ext] for external libraries14:01:15,565 INFO&nbsp; [DefaultSoapUICore] initialized soapui-settings from [/Users/bearsoftware/soapui-settings.xml]14:01:15,755 INFO&nbsp; [HttpClientSupport$Helper] Initializing KeyStoreservice name: http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.comResource: RestResource: /posts/114:01:19,242 DEBUG [HttpClientSupport$SoapUIHttpClient] Attempt 1 to execute request14:01:19,242 DEBUG [SoapUIMultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$SoapUIDefaultClientConnection] Sending request: GET /posts/1 HTTP/1.114:01:19,635 DEBUG [SoapUIMultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$SoapUIDefaultClientConnection] Receiving response: HTTP/1.1 200 OK14:01:19,640 DEBUG [HttpClientSupport$SoapUIHttpClient] Connection can be kept alive indefinitely{&nbsp; "userId": 1,&nbsp; "id": 1,&nbsp; "title": "sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit",&nbsp; "body": "quia et suscipit
suscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et **bleep**
reprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam
nostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto"}14:01:51,851 DEBUG [SoapUIMultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$SoapUIDefaultClientConnection] Connection closed&nbsp;The script:Creates a new REST Project based on the highlighted URI (a public test REST API)A GET request to the resource /posts/1 is automatically created.The request is dispatched and the response JSON content printed out.When creating the project on-the-fly like this there is no need to persist anything or use a TestRunner script - is this allong the lines you need?&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheers,Rup

rupert_anderson · Answer

Hi,I would expect that to create a REST project, TestSuite and TestCase from a WADL is certainly possible using Groovy Script, but before going any further, given that you say this is based on a URI/WADL that the user provides, may I ask:a) Why you want to do this and why the usr cannot just use the menu driven functionality e.g. new REST project from WADL?b) Is it that you want to generate the project on the fly and have many different WADLs to use? If you just want to vary the REST service endpoint / request values of the tests, then there are easier ways to achieve this.Cheers,Rupert&nbsp;&nbsp;

balamuruganravi · Answer

&nbsp;Thanks for the quick response&nbsp;a) I will have&nbsp;GUI for user to provide the URI / WADL as input. based on that it generates TestSuites,Testcase automatically.b) Generate the new &nbsp;REST Project and override&nbsp;the endpoint/request params.

rupert_anderson · Answer

Ok, no problem.&nbsp;for a) I take it you know how to get the GUI to generate a REST project / TestSuite / TestCase based on the WADL/URI? e.g. File New REST Project &gt; Import WSDL (or use URI) etc and generate TestSuite, TestCase and REST Test Request Test Step? Sorry if this is not what you meant.&nbsp;for b) You would need to parameterise (using property expansions) the enpoint / request params for the REST Test Request TestStep - to do this, have you seen this other questsion &amp; answer that came up today it covers this topic:&nbsp;http://community.smartbear.com/t5/SoapUI-Open-Source/Can-resource-path-of-a-REST-API-be-changed-by-data-source/m-p/42010#U42010&nbsp;Once parameterised, you can then provide the values for the endpoint/request from anywhere you like e.g. files, databases, other service responses, property files etc.&nbsp;Is this the sort of thing you meant?&nbsp;Cheers,Rup&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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