Simulation of network service test environments

A program embodied in a computer readable medium to facilitate network service testing, comprising:

• code that generates a network service test environment that surrounds a testee network service, the network service test environment comprising:
• at least one mock client that interacts with the testee network service;
• and
• at least one mock support network service that interacts with the testee network service, wherein the at least one mock support network service simulates a performance of an actual support network service while a data communication link exists between the actual support network service and the testee network service.

A method for network service testing, comprising the steps of:

• executing a testee network service using at least one processor circuit;
• executing a network service test environment surrounding the testee network service on the at least one processor circuit, wherein the executing of the network service test environment further comprises the steps of:
• executing at least one mock client that interacts with the testee network service;
• and
• executing at least one mock support network service that interacts with the testee network service, the at least one mock support network service simulating a performance of an actual support network service while a data communication link exists between the actual support network service and the testee network service.

A system for network service testing, comprising:

• a testee network service executed on at least one processor circuit;
• and
• testing means for testing an operation of the testee network service, the testing means further comprising:
• first means for simulating an operation of at least one client with respect to the testee network service;
• and
• second means for simulating an operation of at least one actual support network service with respect to the testee network service while a data communication link exists between the at least one actual support network service and the testee network service.