Testing a server using TestComplete
New to the TestComplete world, I have a generic "can this be tested" question of sorts.
I am looking at TestComplete to automate test of a server, instead of a client. It seems like most of the functionality of TestComplete is aimed more at testing client applications, instead of the servers behind them.
The tests that we perform now, involve sending XML requests to the server, waiting to get a XML response, verifying some/all of the response data, and then either ending the test, or sending subsequent request XML(s) to the server, that may or may not contain data that was received in the previous response(s).
I'm thinking this can be done, but I am wondering if it can be done completely within TestComplete, or would I need to write a thin client application for TestComplete to "drive"?
I searched the forums for a similar request, but wasn't able to find anything quickly.
Any info is appreciated, and like I said, new to TestComplete. Just anxious to know if this sort of thing was thought of, before I pour over all the documentation trying to figure out how to do it. Otherwise I could just spend my time writing my own rule based test client.
I am looking at TestComplete to automate test of a server, instead of a client. It seems like most of the functionality of TestComplete is aimed more at testing client applications, instead of the servers behind them.
The tests that we perform now, involve sending XML requests to the server, waiting to get a XML response, verifying some/all of the response data, and then either ending the test, or sending subsequent request XML(s) to the server, that may or may not contain data that was received in the previous response(s).
I'm thinking this can be done, but I am wondering if it can be done completely within TestComplete, or would I need to write a thin client application for TestComplete to "drive"?
I searched the forums for a similar request, but wasn't able to find anything quickly.
Any info is appreciated, and like I said, new to TestComplete. Just anxious to know if this sort of thing was thought of, before I pour over all the documentation trying to figure out how to do it. Otherwise I could just spend my time writing my own rule based test client.
