Release history

The current section provides an overview of changes in each release of the GITB test service APIs.

Release numbers follow global numbering covering all Test Bed components, meaning that certain releases may have not actually introduced changes to the GITB service APIs. The current page lists only the releases that introduced changes, whereas those not included are global maintenance releases that made no changes to the APIs.

The latest release of the GITB test service APIs is 1.30.1.

Release 1.30.0 - 21/09/2026

The documentation for release 1.30.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Test services can now be integrated over REST as an alternative to SOAP, with REST recommended for new services.	REST and SOAP integration
New `gitb-types-model` library providing plain Java types, service interfaces and fluent builders for REST-based services.	Using the gitb-types libraries
OpenAPI definitions for the service and call-back APIs added to `gitb-types-specs`.	Specification links
Test session metadata and the call-back address are provided as HTTP headers for REST services.	Retrieving test session metadata
Test Bed call-backs can now be secured with API keys, and the REST and SOAP call-back APIs can be enabled or disabled independently.	Securing Test Bed call-backs
New `handlerApiType` test step attribute to select the REST or SOAP API style used to call a test service (defaults to SOAP).	REST and SOAP integration
The service template can now generate either a REST or a SOAP project.	Service template

Release 1.25.0 - 31/01/2025

The documentation for release 1.25.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Detailed validation reports from external messaging and processing handlers are displayed even when counters not defined.	Constructing a validation report (TAR)

Release 1.23.0 - 20/06/2024

The documentation for release 1.23.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
New `template-test-service` template, replacing the separate ones per service, and allowing configurable creation of multiple endpoints and sample code addition.	Service template

Release 1.19.0 - 17/03/2023

The documentation for release 1.19.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
The `gitb-types` library is now available in three variants (XSDs and WSDLs only, javax APIs and Jakarta API).	Using the gitb-types libraries

Release 1.18.0 - 17/10/2022

The documentation for release 1.18.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Test services can now access test session metadata as SOAP header elements (test session ID, test case ID, test step ID, engine version).	Retrieving test session metadata

Release 1.16.0 - 18/03/2022

The documentation for release 1.16.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Test services can now contribute log entries to the test session’s log.	Contributing to test session logs

Release 1.15.0 - 29/11/2021

The documentation for release 1.15.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Support for the `forDisplay` and `forContext` flags on service outputs to define their purpose.	Defining the purpose of outputs
Returning a session identifier in the `initiate` operation of messaging services is now optional.	initiate

Release 1.14.0 - 17/08/2021

The documentation for release 1.14.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Services can now set a mime type on return values to facilitate their post-processing and display.	Returning outputs

Release 1.13.0 - 01/07/2021

The documentation for release 1.13.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Processing services can now return data to be displayed to users when used in GITB test cases.	Returning context information for visible process steps

Release 1.12.0 - 03/03/2021

The documentation for release 1.12.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
The session identifier is no longer a mandatory input for validation and processing services, facilitating their standalone use.	Validation services, Processing services,

Release 1.11.0 - 13/11/2020

The documentation for release 1.11.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Validation services called from test cases can now have their output data used in subsequent test steps (not only used for display).	Using validator output in test cases

Release 1.10.0 - 07/09/2020

The documentation for release 1.10.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
Defining inputs and output in the `getModuleDefinition` operation is now optional.	getModuleDefinition (messaging), getModuleDefinition (processing), getModuleDefinition (validation)

Release 1.8.0 - 20/01/2020

The documentation for release 1.8.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
TAR validation reports can now be set with an overall result of `TestResultType.WARNING`.	Constructing a validation report (TAR)

Release 1.6.0 - 29/05/2019

The documentation for release 1.6.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
All template services are now adapted to use Java 11, with Docker images based on the `openjdk:11-jre` base image.	Service template

Release 1.5.0 - 06/11/2018

The documentation for release 1.5.0 of the GITB test service APIs is available here.

Description of changes	Relevant sections
The messaging services’ callbacks are now implemented using the more flexible Apache CXF	Messaging services, Service template
The template messaging service now also includes configurable proxy settings for test bed call-backs	Messaging services, Service template

Release 1.4.0 - 03/07/2018

Initial release of the documentation for the GITB test service APIs (release 1.4.0), available here.