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EService Test Clients
Built in C Sharp (C#)
The C# Test Clients are designed to completely test all aspects of the Web Service interface they connect to. They exercise all methods and process all return values. They contain an internal data storage mechanism that allows for progression and saving of job and task data, and can easily switch between different organisations.
The EService CSharp Test Client application is a complete test client in the sense that it is capable of running all of the SOAP methods provided by EService webserver as well as processing all of the data types returned by these SOAP methods respectively. It uses Datasets to store the data in xml files within the application folder, allowing users to effectively perform any function of the website via the application interface.
It is made up of several panels, each of which is capable of running a group of related methods, e.g. methods for manipulating customer details, job details, etc. On the right hand side of each panels are two groups of buttons. The top group of light gray buttons contain buttons for calling methods to manipulate the local data storage, which is stored as xml files within the application folder. The lower group of dark gray buttons contain buttons for calling EService soap methods, i.e. those methods to interact with EService webserver.
The source code of this test client application should be able to help current and potential users of EService write their own modules to interact with EService webserver. For example, should a developer need to develop a module to export/import customer data to/from EService webserver, he or she could have a look at the source code for the "Create Customers" and "Manage Customers" panels.
The documentation for the client is here : C# Test Client Documentation.
Visual Studio 2003
The Test clients built under Visual Studio 2003 are designed to run against the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. The 1.1 Framework can be downloaded from Microsoft's website : http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/
Visual Studio 2005
The Test clients built under Visual Studio 2003 are designed to run against the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. The 2.0 Framework can be downloaded from Microsoft's website : http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/
Built in Visual Basic .Net
The Visual Basic Test Clients are more limited in scope compared to their C Sharp alternatives as they only focus on a single method of the appropriate SOAP API. However, they contain highly detailed and comprehensive commenting in the source code. These Visual Basic clients are designed to show existing and potential users of EService how to write Visual Basic .NET program to interact with EService webserver, i.e. how to invoke an EService SOAP method and process the returned value using a Visual Basic .NET program. This example should be sufficient as the procedures for invoking all of the other EService SOAP methods (as well as processing the returned values) are the same.
The provided Visual Basic EService Test Client can only access the EService SOAP method to retrieve details of a job, given the primary key of the job.
Visual Studio 2003
The Test clients built under Visual Studio 2003 are designed to run against the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. The 1.1 Framework can be downloaded from Microsoft's website : http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/
Visual Studio 2005
The Test clients built under Visual Studio 2003 are designed to run against the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. The 2.0 Framework can be downloaded from Microsoft's website : http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/
Timecard Test Clients
Built in C Sharp (C#)
The Timecard CSharp Full Test Client exercises the full set of methods and data types in the Timecard Web Service. It uses Datasets to store the data in xml files within the application folder, allowing users to effectively perform any function of the website via the application interface. The Client represents the coding required to link an external report or data management system with Timecard, and the source code is available to assist developers in creating their own linking modules to Timecard.
Visual Studio 2003
Visual Studio 2005
Built in Visual Basic .Net
The Visual Basic Test Clients are usually more limited in scope compared to their C Sharp alternatives. They focus on a single method of the appropriate SOAP API, and contain highly detailed and comprehensive commenting in the source code.
