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| Pavan Kumar PNV |
 Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:44 am Post subject: MQ Testing |
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Any pointers on how typical test cases would look like for applications that use MQ look?
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| WMBDEV1 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Question is a little vague, but you could try something like....
1) put test message to the queue
2) check the response message is as expected or that the data got updated correctly - ie check the application has done what its supposed to! |
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| Pavan Kumar PNV |
| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:02 am Post subject: |
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I am trying to write a set of re-usable components that can be used by application developers for their interaction with MQ. For this I am trying to gather how typical test cases look. For instance, how often do applications use dynamic queues and if using them, what would those testing requirments look like.
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Here are some things you don't need to test.
That persistent messages survive a queue manager restart.
That messages will be delivered across a channel if the channel disconnects and reconnects.
That MQ will do everything required to deliver a message once it has told you that it has accepted the message.
That MQ will not accept individual physical messages larger than 100MB. |
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| WMBDEV1 |
| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
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I'm guessing the testing requirements for using a temporary queue will be the same as those for using a normal queue.....
Can the application put / get the messages from the queue as expected?
As to whether you use dynamic queues or not this really depends upon the messaging patterns you wish to use (eg dynamic q vs static queue where applications get responses by correlid), once these are decided you could then add testing requirements to ensure these patterns arent violated. |
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| exerk |
| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| Pavan Kumar PNV wrote: |
| ...how often do applications use dynamic queues... |
As often as they need to create them! The application design will dictate whether temp dyn, perm dyn, or 'static' queues are required.
My own take on this sort of thing is to have input to the development process, e.g. best practice documents, enforced standards etc., but DON't do their work for them...an example follows: http://www.mqseries.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=48268
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