US 9,176,851 B2Granted

Utilizing intelligent automated scripts to test software applications

AssigneeOracle International Corporation

InventorsManeesh Jain, Cynthia Lambinicio, Raymond Pallett

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Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide for utilizing an intelligent automated script to test software applications. According to one embodiment, testing a software application can comprise executing a test script for testing a plurality of versions of the software application. For example, executing the test script can comprise instantiating a first instance of the test script for testing the first version of the software application. The first version of the software application can be initiated and a temporary map of the first version of the software application can be built by the test script. The first version of the software application can be tested based on the temporary map. In some cases, a second instance of the test script can be instantiated for testing a second version of the software application. In such cases, the first and second versions of the application may be tested in parallel.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A method of testing a software application, the method comprising:

executing, by a computer system, a pre-defined test script, the pre-defined test script defining one or more tests executable on a plurality of different software applications without modification to the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script, each of the plurality of different software applications providing a user interface, the user interface of each application having a different hierarchical structure of a plurality of windows and objects within the user interface;
initiating, by the computer system, a first software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script;
building, by the computer system with the pre-defined test script, a temporary map of the first software application, the temporary map of the first software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the first software application based on execution of the first software application by the pre-defined test script;
testing, by the computer system, the first software application with the one or more test of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the first software application;
initiating, by the computer system, a second software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script;
building, by the computer system with the pre-defined test script, a temporary map of the second software application, the temporary map of the second software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the second software application based on execution of the second software application by the pre-defined test script;
and
testing, by the computer system, the second software application with the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the second software application without modification to the pre-defined test script.

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A system comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the processor, the memory having stored therein a series of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to test a software application by:
executing a pre-defined test script, the pre-defined test script defining one or more tests executable on a plurality of different software applications without modification to the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script, each of the plurality of different software applications providing a user interface, the user interface of each application having a different hierarchical structure of a plurality of windows and objects within the user interface,
initiating a first software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script,
building with the pre-defined test script a temporary map of the first software application, the temporary map of the first software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the first software application based on execution of the first software application by the predefined test script,
testing the first software application with the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the first software application,
initiating a second software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script,
building with the pre-defined test script a temporary map of the second software application, the temporary map of the second software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the second software application based on execution of the second software application by the pre-defined test script, and
testing the second software application with the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the second software application without modification to the pre-defined test script.

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A memory having stored thereon a series of instruction which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to test a software application by:

executing a pre-defined test script, the pre-defined test script defining one or more tests executable on a plurality of different software without modification to the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script, each of the plurality of different software applications providing a user interface, the user interface of each application having a different hierarchical structure of a plurality of windows and objects within the user interface;
initiating a first software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script;
building with the pre-defined test script a temporary map of the first software application, the temporary map of the first software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the first software application based on execution of the first software application by the pre-defined test script;
testing the first software application with the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the first software application;
initiating a second software application of the plurality of different software applications from the pre-defined test script;
building with the pre-defined test script a temporary map of the second software application, the temporary map of the second software application comprising a map of the hierarchical structure of the user interface of the second software application based on execution of the second software application by the pre-defined test script;
and
testing the second software application with the one or more tests of the pre-defined test script based on the temporary map of the second software application without modification to the pre-defined test script.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.