How to create an HTTP/S Virtual Service with a gzip request and response from a HTTP/S Virtual Service with a text request and response.

Products

• CA Application Test
• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

The requirement for a new Virtual Service using the following format:

Transport Protocol:HTTP/S
Request Body : gzip format
Response Body : gzip format

 

And there is an existing old Virtual Service (vsm and vsi files) with this format:

Transport Protocol:HTTP/S
Request Body : text
Response Body : text

which works fine.

Is it possible to create a new Virtual Service by using the old Virtual Service files and without programming and scripting?

Environment

Release: Service Virtualization all versions

Component: VSE, Workstation

Resolution

Yes, it is possible.
Please do the following steps:

1. Open the VSI file for the Virtual Service which you want to change by DevTest Workstation
2. In Service Image Editor, select one of transaction(s)
3. In the META data for the transaction which "Match style" is "Signature", select "Meta Data" tab for the Transaction Request Data pane
4. Add these keys and values to the "Meta Data"

   Key	Value
   Content-Encoding	gzip
   Accept-Encoding	gzip

   
5. In the same META data, select "Meta Data" tab for the Transaction Response Data pane
6. Add these keys and values to the "Meta Data"

   Key	Value
   WasGzip	true
   Content-Encoding	gzip

   
7. Repeat from step 3 to 6 for the Specific data(s) which "Match style"(s) is/are "Exact"
8. If you need to change the multiple transactions then repeat from step 2 to 7
9. Save the VSI file and deploy to Virtual Service Environment with VSM file

In this newly created virtual service, if you send a request with gzip format body, then you will receive a response with gzip format body, and if you send a request with text body then you will receive a response with gzip format body.