Web server, web application test method, and web application test program

• US 20070245315A1
• Filed: 06/05/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Koike, Yoshio
• Granted Patent: US 8,464,220 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/36 Preventing errors by testing or debugging software

Abstract

A web server 2 capable of performing a test of a web application comprises: a web application processing section 22 that performs processing for POST data received from a client 1 and, based on the processing result, generates a document to be transmitted to the client 1; and a test processing section 21 that embeds a test program for automatically transmitting the POST data from the client 1 to the web server 2 in the document to allow the client 1 to execute the test program when the test of a web application is performed.

Claims

1. A web server capable of performing a test of a web application, comprising:

a web application processing section that performs processing for POST data received from a client and, based on the processing result, generates a document to be transmitted to the client; and

a test processing section that embeds a test program for automatically transmitting the POST data from the client to the web server in the document to allow the client to execute the test program when the test of a web application is performed.

2. The web server according to claim 1, wherein

the document is displayed in a web browser on the client, followed by execution of the test program.

3. The web server according to claim 1, wherein

in the case where the processing result of the web application processing section is abnormal, the test processing section embeds information concerning the abnormality in the document to allow the client to display the information concerning the abnormality.

4. The web server according to claim 1, wherein

the test processing section determines the waiting time of the client, and

the test program transmits the POST data after the waiting time has elapsed.

5. The web server according to claim 4, wherein

the test program includes a value of the waiting time in the POST data to transmit the value of the waiting time from the client to the web server, and

based on the waiting time included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing section determines the waiting time in the next test program.

6. The web server according to claim 1, wherein

the document includes at least one input area for a user to input data,

the test processing section determines input area setting data which is data set in the input area, and

the test program inputs the input area setting data in the input area.

7. The web server according to claim 6, wherein

the test program further includes a POST number which is a number of the POST data, and

the test processing section further determines the input area setting data based on the POST number and updates the POST number.

8. The web server according to claim 6, further comprising:

a test data storage section that previously stores choices of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing section determines the input area setting data by selecting it from the choices of the input area setting data stored in the test data storage section.

9. The web server according to claim 6, further comprising:

a test data storage section that previously stores a range of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing section determines the input area setting data within the range of the input area setting data stored in the test data storage section.

10. The web server according to claim 6, wherein

the test program includes a range specification of numerical values in the POST data to transmit the range specification from the client to the web server, and

based on the range specification included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing section determines the input area setting data in the next test program.

11. A web application test method that performs a test of a web application in a web server, comprising:

a web application processing step that performs processing for POST data received from a client and, based on the processing result, generates a document to be transmitted to the client; and

a test processing step that embeds a test program for automatically transmitting the POST data from the client to the web server in the document to allow the client to execute the test program when the test of a web application is performed.

12. The web application test method according to claim 11, wherein

the document is displayed in a web browser on the client, followed by execution of the test program.

13. The web application test method according to claim 11, wherein

in the case where the processing result of the web application processing step is abnormal, the test processing section embeds information concerning the abnormality in the document to allow the client to display the information concerning the abnormality.

14. The web application test method according to claim 11, wherein

the test processing step further determines the waiting time of the client, and

the test program transmits the POST data after the waiting time has elapsed.

15. The web application test method according to claim 14, wherein

the test program includes a value of the waiting time in the POST data to transmit the value of the waiting time from the client to the web server, and

based on the waiting time included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing step determines the waiting time in the next test program.

16. The web application test method according to claim 11, wherein

the document includes at least one input area for a user to input data,

the test processing step further determines input area setting data which is data set in the input area, and

the test program inputs the input area setting data in the input area.

17. The web application test method according to claim 16, wherein

the test program includes a POST number which is a number of the POST data, and

the test processing step further determines the input area setting data based on the POST number and updates the POST number.

18. The web application test method according to claim 16, further comprising:

a test data storage step that previously stores choices of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing step further determines the input area setting data by selecting it from the choices of the input area setting data stored by the test data storage step.

19. The web application test method according to claim 16, further comprising:

a test data storage step that previously stores a range of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing step further determines the input area setting data within the range of the input area setting data stored by the test data storage step.

20. The web application test method according to claim 16, wherein

the test program includes a range specification of numerical values in the POST data to transmit the range specification from the client to the web server, and

based on the range specification included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing step determines the input area setting data in the next test program.

21. A web application test program allowing a computer to execute a web application test method that performs a test of a web application in a web server, comprising:

a web application processing step that performs processing for POST data received from a client and, based on the processing result, generates a document to be transmitted to the client; and

a test processing step that embeds a test program for automatically transmitting the POST data from the client to the web server in the document to allow the client to execute the test program when the test of a web application is performed.

22. The web application test program according to claim 21, wherein

the document is displayed in a web browser on the client, followed by execution of the test program.

23. The web application test program according to claim 21, wherein

in the case where the processing result of the web application processing step is abnormal, the test processing section embeds information concerning the abnormality in the document to allow the client to display the information concerning the abnormality.

24. The web application test program according to claim 21, wherein

the test processing step determines the waiting time of the client, and

the test program transmits the POST data after the waiting time has elapsed.

25. The web application test program according to claim 24, wherein

the test program includes a value of the waiting time in the POST data to transmit the value of the waiting time from the client to the web server, and

based on the waiting time included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing step determines the waiting time in the next test program.

26. The web application test program according to claim 21, wherein

the document includes at least one input area for a user to input data,

the test processing step determines input area setting data which is data set in the input area, and

the test program further inputs the input area setting data in the input area.

27. The web application test program according to claim 26, wherein

the test program includes a POST number which is a number of the POST data, and

the test processing step further determines the input area setting data based on the POST number and updates the POST number.

28. The web application test program according to claim 26, further comprising:

a test data storage step that previously stores choices of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing step further determines the input area setting data by selecting it from the choices of the input area setting data stored by the test data storage step.

29. The web application test program according to claim 26, further comprising:

a test data storage step that previously stores a range of the input area setting data for each input area, wherein

the test processing step determines the input area setting data within the range of the input area setting data stored by the test data storage step.

30. The web application test program according to claim 26, wherein

the test program includes a range specification of numerical values in the POST data to transmit the range specification from the client to the web server, and

based on the range specification included in the POST data received from the client, the test processing step determines the input area setting data in the next test program.