Method and device for testing microservice-based computing platforms

A computer-implemented method for testing a functionality of a computing platform, the computing platform comprising a first microservice, the method comprising:

• receiving, by an injector microservice, a test configuration file;
• determining from the test configuration file:
• a test input message;
• a test input communication mechanism;
• and
• a test output communication mechanism;
• generating a test identifier for identifying that a message is being used for testing purposes;
• transmitting, by the injector microservice, the test input message to the first microservice using the test input communication mechanism, wherein the test input message comprises the test identifier;
• identifying, by the injector microservice, an output message transmitted via the test output communication mechanism that comprises the test identifier;
• and
• recording, by the injector microservice, the output message comprising the test identifier.

An apparatus for testing a functionality of a computing platform, the computing platform comprises a first microservice, and the apparatus comprising:

• an injector microservice, the injector microservice configured to:
• receive a test configuration file;
• determine from the test configuration file:
• a test input message;
• a test input communication mechanism;
• and
• a test output communication mechanism;
• generate a test identifier for identifying that a first message is being used for testing purposes;
• transmit the test input message to the first microservice using the test input communication mechanism, wherein the test input message comprises the test identifier;
• identify an output message transmitted via the test output communication mechanism that comprises the test identifier;
• and
• record the output message comprising the test identifier.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program code instructions for testing a functionality of a computing platform, wherein the program code instructions comprise:
• receive a test configuration file;
• determine from the test configuration file:
• a test input message;
• a test input communication mechanism;
• and
• a test output communication mechanism;
• generate a test identifier for identifying that a message is being used for testing purposes;
• transmit the test input message to a microservice of the computing platform using the test input communication mechanism, wherein the test input message comprises the test identifier;
• identify an output message transmitted via the test output communication mechanism that comprises the test identifier;
• and
• record the output message comprising the test identifier.