This topic describes configuration options for using the HTTP 1.0 transport in Client tools.

In this section:

General

The options available under the General tab vary depending on the tool you are configuring. 

Endpoint

The Endpoint option is available for SOAP Clients. Choose a definition from the menu: 

• WSDL: Specifies the endpoint defined in the WSDL.
• Default: Specifies the endpoint defined in the Test or Action Suite. 
• Custom: Allows you to set any custom endpoint.
• UDDI serviceKey: Describes what UDDI serviceKey is used to reference this server endpoint in the UDDI registry specified in the Preferences panel’s WSDL/UDDI tab.

Router Endpoint

The Router Endpoint option is available for Messaging Clients. It specifies the endpoint URL for the server. Choose Fixed from the menu and manually specify the URL in the field provided. The endpoint can be specified as a fixed value, parameterized value, or scripted value. For details about scripting values, see Extensibility and Scripting Basics.

Method

The Method setting is available for REST Clients. It specifies which method is used to processes the request. This field is disabled if Constrain to WSDL is enabled. The method to invoke can be specified as a fixed value, parameterized value, or scripted value. For details about scripting values, see Extensibility and Scripting Basics.

SOAPAction

The SOAPAction setting is available for SOAP Clients and specifies how the server processes the request. This field is disabled if Constrain to WSDL is enabled. 

Message Exchange Pattern

Enable Expect synchronous response if a response body is expected. This option is enabled by default because an HTTP response header is always expected. If this option is not enabled, then a one-way message is sent. The service may send a notification header (typically "HTTP/1.0 202 Accepted") in response.

Connection Settings

Specifies Keep-Alive or Close connections.

• Keep-Alive connection: Adds a "Connection: Keep-Alive" header to request a keep-alive connection if the server supports it. This is required for NTLM and Digest HTTP authentication.
• Close connection (default): Outputs no additional HTTP headers and performs a regular HTTP 1.0 exchange. This is the default behavior for HTTP 1.0.

The connection setting enabled will also be reused for a single invocation of a test suite from the GUI or the command line. 

Redirect Settings

Enable Follow HTTP redirects for messaging clients to automatically follow HTTP redirects. Disable this option if you want to perform an action or validation on the original request/response traffic (instead of working only with the final request/response pair).

Compression Settings

Compression settings are available for messaging clients. They specify whether to compress requests and decompress responses. You can enable the following compression setting options:

• Gzip request payload: Gzips the request payloads being sent over the network. Data sent to attached tools will not be compressed. Note that compression does not apply to SOAP Clients configured to send attachments or in MTOM mode.
• Decompress gzip-encoded response payload: Decompresses response payloads that have "Content-Encoding: gzip" as a header field. Attached tools will receive the uncompressed data.

URL Parameters 

The URL Parameters settings are available for Messaging Client tools. The interface enables you to add parameters to the URL for a GET request. After clicking Add, you can specify Parameters/Value pairs in the dialog that opens. If a data source is available, you can parameterize the values as well.

Security

Security settings for the transport are spread across the following tabs.

Authentication

Allows you to select an authentication method for the tool. Unless otherwise specified, the default authentication method set up for the test suite is used, but you can change it by selecting Custom from the first menu and choosing the desired option from the next dropdown. Options include:

• One of the shared authentication methods created for the test suite. You can also create an authentication method for the test suite from here by clicking New. 

• Global Preferences, which uses the global authorization preferences set in Parasoft > Preferences > Security (if you have set them; see "Security Settings" on the Additional Preference Settings page for more information about global security preferences).
• No Authentication, which is particularly useful for things like negative tests.

Client-side SSL

Enable Use client key store to specify the key store used to complete the handshake with the server.

HTTP Headers

You can specify HTTP Headers to include with your request. Use the following controls to add header names and values:

• Add: Click to add a custom HTTP header. The header name is case insensitive.
• Modify: Click to modify the selected HTTP header. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to modify the Name and Value of the header. If the tool is using a data source, values for the header can be accessed from the data source.
• Remove: Click to delete the selected HTTP header.

These controls are used to override header fields. For example, you can override the Content-Type header field by specifying the desired name and value via these controls. 

The following headers are added by default and can be overridden using these UI controls.

Host

This header value contains the host name and port number from the HTTP endpoint or resource URL.

Content-Type 

This header specifies the media type of the outgoing message. This header is only sent if the outgoing message contains a body which is controlled by the HTTP method. A body is sent for POST, PUT, and DELETE methods and not for GET, OPTIONS, HEAD, or TRACE. The default value is determined based on the type of message being sent. The content-type of a SOAP message will vary depending on the SOAP version, "text/xml" for SOAP 1.1 or "application/soap+xml" for SOAP 1.2. Other XML messages will use "text/xml" by default. JSON messages will use "application/json". A message configured using the Table view will use "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". A message sent with MIME attachments will contain a "multipart" content-type with "start" and "boundary" parameters. Messages belonging to EDI, Fixed Length, CSV, or Custom message formats will have the media type for the message format.

Content-Length

The size of the outgoing message in bytes.

The following HTTP headers are configured conditionally. They are configured outside of this table or have values that must be dynamically generated.

SOAPAction

This HTTP header is sent for SOAP 1.1 only. It is set in the SOAPAction field of the General settings.

Authorization

This header is constructed automatically based on the Authentication and OAuth settings specified in client options (HTTP Options > Security > Authentication). The value for NTLM, Digest, and Kerberos authentication will vary depending on various factors, including dynamically generated challenge responses and security tokens.

Connection

This header is added to the message with value of Keep-Alive if Keep-Alive connection is enabled. This header is not sent if Close connection is enabled (this is the default). Keep-Alive must be enabled for NTLM and Digest HTTP authentication.

Proxy-Authorization

This header is constructed based on the Proxy Authentication settings in the preferences and whether the server indicated that proxy authentication is required.

Cookies

Choose Custom from the Cookies menu and enable the Reset existing cookies before sending request option to clear the current cookies so that next HTTP invocations start a new session.