{"id":918,"date":"2020-02-14T08:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallop.net\/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2024-02-01T00:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:42:31","slug":"web-services-test-automation-framework-challenges-and-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/web-services-test-automation-framework-challenges-and-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Services Automation Testing Framework, Challenges & Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Web services provide a standard means of interoperating between software applications on various platforms and frameworks. These services form the basis of a connection technology such that services are connected together into a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Further, services communicate using web services, the most\u2013used connection technology of SOA. Web services effectuate a standardized way of integrating web-based applications using XML, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Description Language (WSDL), and UDDI open standards over an internet protocol.<\/p>\n

A web service is offered by an electronic device to another electronic device, communicating with each other via the World Wide Web. It is also true that a failed web service wreaks havoc not only for the managers but also for the administrators responsible for the server\u2019s well\u2013being. A failure also causes problems for clients who are trying to call a particular web service.<\/p>\n

Repositories, messaging, and services are the most essential primary elements of web services. Since web services are distributed over networks and applications, the testing requirements must include the interfaces.<\/p>\n

Web services are inherently vulnerable to additional risks in integration and interoperability. They can be implemented using any programming language on any platform, provided that a standardized XML interface description called WSDL is available. A standardized messaging protocol called SOAP is also used at the same time. Web services often run over HTTP but may run over other application layer transport protocols. Automating web services testing facilitates the reduction of overall testing efforts.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges faced by web services?<\/h2>\n