US 8,650,493 B2Granted

Method and system for testing websites

AssigneeSoftware Research, Inc.

InventorEdward F. Miller

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Abstract

A method and system is provided for testing and analyzing websites via a test-enabled web browser. When requested, a representative embodiment can provide for deep recording of user interactions as they relate to a specific web page currently on display in the browser view area, for extracting key information from the current web page sufficient to validate that a future playback does or does not produce the same effects on the chosen website page, for playing back a prior recording to confirm that a website page continues to pass the user-defined tests, and/or for providing detailed analyzes based on the specific contents of the current website page. The general result of systematic use of the test-enabled browser on websites is improved content quality, demonstrated website server behavior for deep tests, quicker delivery by the website server, and better serviceability for e-business.

Claims28

Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored therein for providing a test-enabled browser for testing a website residing on a network, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for interfacing with web browsing components, the web browsing components including Document Object Model (DOM) access methods included in Dynamic Linked Libraries associated with a browser code library;
computer program code for accessing a website to be tested;
computer program code for rendering and examining at least one web page of the website so as to at least (i) extract details of elements of the web page, and (ii) store the details of the web page in a recorded script;
computer program code for selecting a validation test to be performed;
and
computer program code for performing the validation test using at least one of the DOM access methods of the web browsing components, wherein during the validation test, the at least one web page is newly rendered and details of elements for the at least one web page as newly rendered are accessed via the at least one of the DOM access methods and compared to the stored details in the recorded script.

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A computer system for testing a website, comprising:

a memory for storing computer program code;
and
a processing unit configured to execute the stored computer program code,
wherein the stored computer program code supports testing of a website by implementing a test-enabled browser, and wherein the stored computer program code includes at least:
computer program code for interfacing with a browser code library including at least Dynamic Linked Libraries that provide at least Document Object Model (DOM) access methods;
computer program code for accessing the website to be tested using the test-enabled browser;
computer program code for rendering and examining at least one web page of the website so as to at least (i) extract details of elements of the web page, and (ii) store the details of the web page in a recorded script;
and
computer program code for performing a validation test using at least one of the DOM access methods of the browser code library, wherein during the validation test, the at least one web page is newly rendered and details of elements for the at least one web page as newly rendered are accessed via the at least one of the DOM access methods and compared to the stored details in the recorded script.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/672,599Filed 8 Nov 2012 · continuation
Priority: 31 Oct 2000
Published: US 2013/0097486 A118 Apr 2013
Granted: 11 Feb 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

G06F 40/14
Use of codes for handling textual entities: tree-structured documents
G06F 11/3698
Prevention of errors by analysis, debugging or testing of software: environments for analysis, debugging or testing of software
H04L 43/50
Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks: testing arrangements
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Family

Application60/244,818Us provisional application · filed 31 Oct 2000
Application60/293,879Us provisional application · filed 24 May 2001
Application10/041,768Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Oct 2001
Application11/758,624Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jun 2007
Application12/795,553Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Jun 2010
US 2013/0097486 A1Pre-grant publication · published 18 Apr 2013
US 8,327,271 B2Parent of this continuation
US 7,757,175 B2Parent of this continuation
US 7,231,606 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2003/0005044 A1Published application
US 2007/0234217 A1Published application
US 2010/0251217 A1Published application
US 8,650,493 B2This patent

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