• Testing your server application without writing additional client software
• Testing your client application with Docklight acting as server
• Testing your application protocol before implementation

Docklight Scripting - Key Functions

Simulating application layer protocols
Docklight can send out user-defined sequences according to the protocol used and it can react to incoming sequences. Developers of a server application can use Docklight Scripting as a test client.

Logging communication data
All communication data can be logged using two different file formats: use plain text format for fast logging and storing huge amounts of data. Or create a HTML file with styled text that lets you easily distinguish between incoming and outgoing data or additional information. The screenshot on the left shows a MODBUS TCP session between Docklight and a Barionet network automation controller.

Detecting specific data sequences - In many test cases you will need to check for a specific sequence within the logged data that indicates a certain condition. Docklight manages a list of such data sequences for you and is able to perform user-defined actions after detecting a sequence, e.g. inserting additional command descriptions as shown in the UDP communication example on the right.

Monitoring TCP connections - Docklight Scripting allows you to monitor and debug a TCP-based application with the same ease as when using RS232 ports and cables. Instead of using a Docklight Monitoring Cable between the two devices being tested, you can run Docklight Scripting within the network and simply have the client connect to Docklight Scripting instead of the network-enabled product.