testing curl webservices
I've just gotten the go-ahead to start automating our curl webservice calls. I'm hoping there's some way to do this without starting curl up as a separate application and parsing the command line...
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You can create an JScript HTTP client in a similar way to creating an AJAX client in (an old) IE browser, e.g.:
function GET (URL) {
var XmlHttpRequest = Sys["OleObject"]("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0");
XmlHttpRequest.open("GET", URL, false);
XmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
XmlHttpRequest.send();
try {
return XmlHttpRequest.responseText;
} catch (e) {
return "Error";
}
}
This example makes a synchronous call to a URL, expecting a JSON response and returning it as a string. You can adapt this basic idea for different content types, POSTs, etc. I don't think it's possible to write this as asynchronous since TestComplete doesn't have the browser's event loop.
function GET (URL) {
var XmlHttpRequest = Sys["OleObject"]("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0");
XmlHttpRequest.open("GET", URL, false);
XmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
XmlHttpRequest.send();
try {
return XmlHttpRequest.responseText;
} catch (e) {
return "Error";
}
}
This example makes a synchronous call to a URL, expecting a JSON response and returning it as a string. You can adapt this basic idea for different content types, POSTs, etc. I don't think it's possible to write this as asynchronous since TestComplete doesn't have the browser's event loop.
