How to use soapUI as a server.

Hello,

For this you use the Mock Service functionality described here. It can mock a SOAP service, or serve static files. To serve static files, set the docroot option to the directory containing your static content.

Regards,
Dain
eviware support

Hello,

I have been using soapUI several times with mock services, with plain HTTP.
Unfortunately I have not been able to find a manual/guide that describes how it works with SSL.

Regards,
pmhofman

Hi Peter,


Have you tried using SSL Settings that can be reached via File->Preferences menu item?


Cheers!
/Nenad Nikolic a.k.a. Shonzilla

Yes thanks, I have it working now.
The problem is I did not quite understand how it works.

By the way, I also found that when you have started and stopped the mock service using ssl, it will not work anymore if you do not leave the mock engine running (setting "Leave MockEngine" in http://www.soapui.org/userguide/preferences.html#HTTP_Settings in File -> Preferences)

Hello!

What kind of problems are you experiencing once having restarted the mock service (without "Leave MockEngine")? Are you getting any error messages? If so, could you please post these? Thank you!

Regards,
Dain
eviware support

Hi Dain,

I attached console output to this reply.

Regards,
Peter

Hi Dain,

I had another look. Seems like the SSL connection is not closed properly.
netstat showed the following:

  TCP    SoapUITest:1389        SoapUITest.groupinfra.com:9091  CLOSE_WAIT
  TCP    SoapUITest:9091        SoapUITest.groupinfra.com:1389  FIN_WAIT_2

port 9091 is my SSL port.

It takes a while (1 or 2 minutes on my PC) before the port goes to status CLOSE_WAIT, and even then it does not work.
When the NullPointerException occurs, soapUI enters a state in which it is not possible anymore to use the mock service (no listener is started anymore on the mock SSL port), unless you restart soapUI entirely.

Regards,
Peter

I was not quite complete in my previous reply.
When you just start the mock service a listener appears on the mock ssl port (if configured and ssl mock enabled) and it is removed.
When you stop the mock service no listener is listed on the ssl port with netstat.
When you start the mock service again, no listener is started on the ssl port.
When you send a request to the mock service using the ssl endpoint, it does not work, and the NullPointer Exceptions occur.

Regards,
Peter