I'm looking for a tool that can intercept the SOAP requests generated by an application.
Is there such a tool or should I just use a packet sniffer?
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How about just using SOAPUi? It lets you build testcases, see the return results messages, even build mock-services for testing. I work with a lot of Web Services these days, and it's the best tool I've found for debugging.
Chris Kaminski
2009-07-29 14:18:50
I specifically want to see the SOAP that gets generated by the client program. I'm sure the actual web service works, but the client hides the message generation behind a thousand layers of abstraction.
fluffels
2009-07-29 14:21:12
SOAPui will allow you to do this, where it implements mock-services. You give it a WSDL, and it implements a service where it takes the request from the client. It doesn't necessarily have to return anything, but it lets you capture the client input, and tweak server responses.
Chris Kaminski
2009-07-29 15:23:46
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Apache TCPMon is the current home for a debugging proxy that was originally part of Apache SOAP and later Apache AXIS. It's a simple man-in-the-middle proxy that makes it easy to capture SOAP requests and responses and inspect them.
Nelson
2009-07-29 14:24:03
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If you are looking for a tool that knows something about SOAP and is not just a TCP sniffer try Membrane Monitor. It is an open source SOAP interceptor that can operate as reverse or forwarding proxy. It also features a XML formatter.
baranco
2009-11-19 14:34:53