Capture and playback web automation tool

• US 20040172253A1
• Filed: 02/28/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Singh, Deepa
• Application Number:
  US10/377,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20040172253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3414 Workload generation, e.g. scripts, playback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/87 Monitoring of transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers

Abstract

A method for automating web applications on a web server uses a script file. The script file is generated on a proxy server. Web requests from a web browser to a web server and web responses in response to the web requests are intercepted and recorded onto a script file maintained on the proxy server. Web requests are submitted to the web server based on the script file. The script file may also be formatted pursuant to a specified data structure.

Claims

1. A method for recording web transactions comprising:

receiving a web request from a web browser;

formatting said web request;

storing said web request in a script file; and

sending said formatted web request to a web server.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a web response in response to said formatted web request from said web server;

formatting said web response;

appending said response to said script file; and

sending said formatted response to said web browser.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein formatting said web request further comprises:

parsing said web request; and

creating an HTTP header data structure for said parsed web request.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said formatting said web response further comprises:

creating an HTTP Response Object from said web response; and

creating a MimeHeader for said HTTP Response Object.

5. A method for automating web transactions comprising:

reading a script file, said script file having at least one web requests;

creating a web request based on said script file;

formatting said web request; and

sending said formatted web request to a web server.

6. The method according to claim 5 further comprising:

receiving a web response in response to said formatted web request to said web server;

checking said web response for cookies; and

displaying said web response.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein said checking further comprises:

resetting said cookies in said web response.

8. The method according to claim 5 wherein said formatting further comprises:

creating an HTTP header data structure for said web request.

9. A method for automating web applications comprising:

generating a script file on a proxy server, said script file storing web requests from a web browser to a web server and web responses from said web server back to said web browser; and

submitting web requests based on said script file to said web server.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said generating further comprises:

intercepting web requests from said web browser to said web server;

intercepting web responses from said web server to said web browser; and

storing said web requests and said web responses in said script file.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

formatting said web requests pursuant to a first data structure; and

formatting said web responses pursuant to a second data structure.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said first data structure includes an HTTP header data structure.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said second data structure includes an HTTP mime header data structure.

14. An apparatus for automating web applications comprising:

a proxy server; and

a web runner coupled said proxy server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said proxy server further comprises a script file, said script file including web requests from web browser to a web server, and web responses in response to said web requests.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said web runner further comprises said script file.

17. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions readable by the machine to perform a method for recording web transactions, the method comprising:

receiving a web request from a web browser;

formatting said web request;

storing said web request in a script file; and

sending said formatted web request to a web server.

18. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions readable by the machine to perform a method for automating web transactions, the method comprising:

reading a script file, said script file having at least one web requests;

creating a web request based on said script file;

formatting said web request; and

sending said formatted web request to a web server.

19. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions readable by the machine to perform a method for automating web transactions, the method comprising:

generating a script file on a proxy server, said script file storing web requests from a web browser to a web server and web responses from said web server back to said web browser; and

submitting web requests based on said script file to said web server.

20. An apparatus for recording web transactions comprising:

means for receiving a web request from a web browser;

means for formatting said web request;

means for storing said web request in a script file; and

means for sending said formatted web request to a web server.

21. An apparatus for automating web transactions comprising:

means for reading a script file, said script file having at least one web requests;

means for creating a web request based on said script file;

means for formatting said web request; and

means for sending said formatted web request to a web server.

22. An apparatus for automating web applications comprising:

means for generating a script file on a proxy server, said script file storing web requests from a web browser to a web server and web responses from said web server back to said web browser; and

means for submitting web requests based on said script file to said web server.