SoapUI architecture

Before we move onto the architecture let's take a look the capabilities of SoapUI and how can we use it for the benefit of our projects.

SoapUI provides the following testing features to the test team:

• Functional testing [manual]
• Function test automation
• Performance testing
• Security testing
• Web service interoperability testing

Apart from these, SoapUI is also capable of integration with the following:

• LoadUI for advanced performance testing
• Selenium for multilayer testing
• Jenkins for continuous integration
• HP QC for end-to-end test automation management and execution

Note

SoapUI has a comparatively simple architecture as compared to other tools in the SOA testing world.

The following image, shows the architecture of SoapUI at an overview level:

Let's talk about the architecture in detail:

• Test config files: Files which require power to test this includes test data, expected results, database connection variables and any other environmental or test specific details.
• Third-party API: Third-party API helps create an optimized test automation framework example. JExcel API to help integrate with Microsoft Excel to create a data driven framework.
• Selenium: Selenium JARs to be used for UI automation.
• SoapUI Runner: This is used to run the SoapUI project and is a very useful utility for test automation as it allows you to run the test from the command line and acts as a trigger for test automation.
• Groovy: This library is used to enable SoapUI to provide its users with groovy as a scripting language.
• Properties: Test request properties to hold any dynamically generated data. We also have Test properties to configure SSL and other security configurations for test requests.
• Test Report: SoapUI provides a Junit style report and user Jasper reporting utility for reporting of test results.