SoapUI Cookbook

Generating and developing a RESTful web service stub test-first

This recipe shows how to generate and develop a simple RESTful web service stub test-first using TDD. The main SoapUI learning will be how to test a simple RESTful web service defined by a WADL that produces JSON responses. Basic JAX-RS web service development skills using Apache CXF can also be learned here.

Getting ready

The example service is a REST version of the SOAP invoice service from the first recipe. The service is defined by a WADL with the following main properties:

• WADL: invoice_v1.wadl
• Service endpoint: http://localhost:9000/invoiceservice/v1
• Resource: GET /invoice/{id}
• Produces: application/json

Apache CXF will be used to generate, build, and run the stub web service. See ...