US 9,519,570 B2Granted

Progressive snapshots in automated software testing

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsBalaji Srinivasan, Madhu Tadiparthi

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for recording and displaying graphical user interface snapshots during automated testing. A computer captures a first snapshot of a complete graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface has at least one graphical user interface control. The computer determines a location of the at least one graphical user interface control. The computer determines that a first test step has altered the at least one graphical user interface control. The computer captures a second snapshot of the altered graphical user interface control. The computer stores the second snapshot and the location of the graphical user interface control in association with the test step.

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Dependent claims

A method for progressive snapshot generation in automated testing, the method comprising:

capturing, by one or more computer processors, a first snapshot of a complete graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface has at least one graphical user interface control;
determining, by one or more computer processors, a location of the at least one graphical user interface control;
determining, by one or more computer processors, that a first test step has altered the at least one graphical user interface control;
capturing, by one or more computer processors, a second snapshot of only a graphical user interface control modified by the first test step;
associating the captured second snapshot of only the graphical user interface control with a test step N, where N is an integer;
storing, by one or more computer processors, the second snapshot and the location of the graphical user interface control in association with the test step, wherein a rendering program generates a current image and an expected image for each recorded test step, wherein the expected image for each recorded test step comprises the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface and a snapshot for each subsequent test step N, up to N−1, displayed over the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface at the location of the graphical user interface control effected by each test step;
and
displaying, via the rendering program, a highlighted GUI control of the test step N, wherein the highlighted GUI control of the test step N comprises only the GUI control modified by the first test step overlaying the graphical user interface control at the location of the graphical user interface control, such that a user sees only the GUI control modified by the first test step.

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A computer program product for optimizing fields in object oriented programming, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to capture a first snapshot of a complete graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface has at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to determine a location of the at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to determine that a first test step has altered the at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to capture a second snapshot of only a graphical user interface control modified by the first test step;
program instructions to associate the captured second snapshot of only the graphical user interface control with a test step N, where N is an integer;
program instructions to store the second snapshot and the location of the graphical user interface control in association with the test step, wherein a rendering program generates a current image and an expected image for each recorded test step, wherein the expected image for each recorded test step comprises the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface and a snapshot for each subsequent test step N, up to N−1, displayed over the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface at the location of the graphical user interface control effected by each test step;
and
program instructions to display, via the rendering program, a highlighted GUI control of the test step N, wherein the highlighted GUI control of the test step N comprises only the GUI control modified by the first test step overlaying the graphical user interface control at the location of the graphical user interface control, such that a user sees only the GUI control modified by the first test step.

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A computer system for optimizing fields in object oriented programming, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage media;
program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to capture a first snapshot of a complete graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface has at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to determine a location of the at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to determine that a first test step has altered the at least one graphical user interface control;
program instructions to capture a second snapshot of only a graphical user interface control modified by the first test step;
program instructions to associate the captured second snapshot of only the graphical user interface control with a test step N, where N is an integer;
program instructions to store the second snapshot and the location of the graphical user interface control in association with the test step, wherein a rendering program generates a current image and an expected image for each recorded test step, wherein the expected image for each recorded test step comprises the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface and a snapshot for each subsequent test step N, up to N−1, displayed over the first snapshot of the complete graphical user interface at the location of the graphical user interface control effected by each test step;
and
program instructions to display, via the rendering program, a highlighted GUI control of the test step N, wherein the highlighted GUI control of the test step N comprises only the GUI control modified by the first test step overlaying the graphical user interface control at the location of the graphical user interface control, such that a user sees only the GUI control modified by the first test step.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.