Even better tool for testing Web Services (soapUI)

I know that awhile back I was extolling the virtues of tcpmon, but I've since stumbled upon an even better tool to use for testing web services - soapUI. Here is where to get it:

http://www.soapui.org

This is a open source tool from eviware that is licensed under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License. There are several versions of the tool available on a few different platforms. It integrates with most major IDEs, including:

• Eclipse
• NetBeans
• Intellij

There is also a 'Pro' version that is vendor-supported (with enterprise users in mind). So far, I have only used the freely available eclipse plugin. It is a very handle little tool for creating, sending, and receiving SOAP messages. Here is what it looks like:



Its pretty simple to use - just point it at the WSDL file, and it will create a test SOAP request envelope that you can edit prior to sending. And then you can view the fill SOAP response (including the transmission details, if desired).

If you are looking for a tool to produce SOAP messages/responses, look no further...