Generic validation test famework for graphical user interfaces

A testing system for automatically applying one or more generic tests to a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with a software product, the testing system comprising:

• a data input source;
• and
• a computing device that includes a processing unit, and a system memory, wherein the computing device is arranged to operate as a validation test framework for graphical user interfaces, wherein the computing device is arranged to:
• configure an active validation test by:
• scanning a target directory from the data input source for target pages associated with the GUI;
• selecting a target page for evaluation;
• identifying a page type associated with the selected target page;
• locating a testing rule that has a rule type that is matched to the page type for the selected target page, wherein the testing rule is associated with a generic test for graphical user interfaces;
• loading the selected target page into the testing the system memory;
• loading the generic test associated with the testing rule into the system memory;
• and
• execute the active validation test by applying the generic test and the selected target page that are loaded into the system memory to a test engine process such that a test result is generated for the selected target page.

A computer-implemented method for a testing system to automatically apply one or more generic tests to a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with a software product, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• scanning a target directory for pages associated with the GUI;
• identifying candidate pages from the scanned target directory;
• and
• executing a process loop, wherein the process loop comprises:
• selecting a next candidate page;
• identifying a page type associated with the selected candidate page;
• selecting a generic GUI test associated with the identified page type;
• loading the selected generic GUI test;
• loading the selected candidate page;
• executing the generic GUI test for the selected candidate page to generate a test result;
• appending a test report with the test result;
• and
• repeating the process loop for additional candidate pages.

A computer-implemented method for a testing system to automatically apply one or more generic tests to a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with a software product, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• scanning a target directory for pages associated with the GUI;
• identifying target rules;
• and
• executing an outer process loop, wherein the outer process loop comprises:
• selecting and loading a next candidate rule from the identified target rules;
• identifying pages for the selected candidate rule;
• executing an inner process loop, wherein the inner process loop comprises:
• loading a next identified page;
• identifying a generic GUI test for the selected candidate rule;
• loading and executing the generic GUI test to generate a test result;
• appending a test report with the test result;
• and
• terminating the inner process loop when all candidate pages have been evaluated by the inner process loop;
• and
• terminating the outer process loop when all candidate rules have been evaluated by the outer process loop.