WS-I Test tools

The WS-I issued a test tool suite in 2004. Two tools are included :

A monitor designed to intercept live SOAP messages and the associated HTTP headers during a test session. This functionality is ensured through the use of the man in the middle principle.

An analyzer designed to analyze profile conformance of a Web Service artifacts. The profile is chosen with a Test Assertion Document (*.TAD) file. The different artifacts are :

• The Web Service description file, actually a WSDL file
• The Web Service discovery artifact, actually an UDDI entry
• The messages and associated envelopes exchanged during a test session and captured with the test tools
• These test tools are not designed to be used as a full certification tool. As stated in the user guide (WS-I Testing Tools version 1.1 User Guide) bundled with the test tools.