METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS TESTING OF APPLICATIONS

• US 20070130528A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Johnson, Peter
• Application Number:
  US11/459,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20070130528A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3414 Workload generation, e.g. scripts, playback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method and system for simultaneous testing of applications are provided. A first interface (119) for an application (102) is provided on a first configuration (110) of software and/or hardware. At least one further interface (129) for an application (102) of the same form as the application of the first interface (119) is provided on a different configuration (120) of software and/or hardware. An input device (130) enables a user to input an event to the first interface (119). The input event is captured and sent to the at least one further interface (129) in parallel.

Claims

1. A method for simultaneous testing of applications, comprising:

receiving a user input event for a first interface;

capturing the input event and sending the input event to one or more other interfaces in parallel;

wherein the interfaces are for a single form of application provided on different configurations of software and/or hardware.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interfaces are graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the GUIs are provided on browser application sessions at a user system.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the user system communicates via a network with each of the applications provided on different configurations.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the GUIs are provided on web browser application sessions pointing to different Universal Resource Locators (URLs) for the applications on different configurations.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more other interfaces are virtual interfaces which are not displayed to the user.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein a virtual interface is rendered as a display when a difference between the outcome of the input event on the first interface and the virtual interface is detected.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein input events to the first interface are locked until the input event has returned for all the interfaces.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein an input event is returned in an interface when a content of the interface is detected.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein logs are maintained of input events and processing on each interface.

11. A system for simultaneous testing of applications, comprising:

a first interface for an application provided on a first configuration of software and/or hardware;

at least one further interface for an application of the same form as the application of the first interface provided on a different configuration of software and/or hardware;

an input device for inputting a user input event to the first interface;

means for capturing the input event and sending the input event to the at least one further interface in parallel.

12. A system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the interfaces are graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

13. A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the GUIs are provided on browser application sessions at a user system.

14. A system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the user system communicates via a network with each of the applications provided on different configurations.

15. A system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the GUIs are provided on web browser application sessions pointing to different Universal Resource Locators (URLs) for the applications on different configurations.

16. A system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one further interface are virtual interfaces which are not displayed to the user.

17. A system as claimed in claim 16, wherein a virtual interface is rendered as a display when a difference between the outcome of the input event on the first interface and the virtual interface is detected.

18. A system as claimed in claim 11, including a locking mechanism for input events to the first interface for locking until the input event has returned for all the interfaces.

19. A system as claimed in claim 18, including means for detecting when an input event is returned by an interface by detecting a content of the interface.

20. A system as claimed in claim 11, including logs of input events and processing on each interface.

21. A system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the system is an extension of a browser application.

22. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer readable program code means for performing the steps of:

receiving a user input event for a first interface;

capturing the input event and sending the input event to one or more other interfaces in parallel;

wherein the interfaces are for a single form of application provided on different configurations of software and/or hardware.