Server-controlled testing of handheld devices

• US 20070288552A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Snyder, Kevin H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,375,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test

Abstract

Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with testing of an application (e.g., software application) on a handheld device are described. Testing can be initiated by the handheld device, however, the testing regimen is controlled by a server. Logic associated with testing is stored on the server with statements being provided by the server to the handheld device.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

a test store configured to store a test; and

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a server-side controller logic configured to provide the test to a client-side logic of a handheld device upon request of the client-side logic, the server-side controller logic further configured to receive a result of the test from the client-side logic.

2. The server of claim 1, where the server-side controller logic is independent of a platform of the handheld device and requires no recompilation for changes in the platform of the handheld device.

3. The server of claim 1, where the test comprises business logic associated with functionally testing an application of the handheld device, where the server-side controller logic is configured to control, at least in part, the testing of the application of the handheld device.

4. The server of claim 1, where the test comprises a plurality of statements, the server-side controller provides the statements sequentially to the client-side logic.

5. The server of claim 4, where the test is interruptible.

6. The server of claim 1, where the test comprises at least one of a SQL statement, data or a command.

7. The server of claim 1, further comprising a results store configured to store the results received from the client-side logic.

8. The server of claim 7, further comprising a comparator logic for comparing results stored in the results store with expected results and provides a signal based on the comparison.

9. A computer-readable medium for providing processor executable instructions for causing a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

in response to receiving a request to initiate a test from a remote device and identification information associated with the remote device, selecting one or more tests from a set of tests based on the identification information, the tests being configured to test functionality of an application on the remote device;

forming a test suite with the one or more selected tests including one or more test statements; and

controlling execution of the test suite on the remote device by transmitting the one or more test statements to the remote device to be used by the application during testing.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a test result from the remote device;

comparing the test result with an expected test results; and

providing information regarding the comparison.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the application is a mobile database.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the test suite is interruptible.

13. A server-controlled test system, comprising:

a server comprising;

a test store configured to store one or more tests for testing one or more handheld devices; and

a server-side controller logic configured to provide the one or more tests to a handheld device upon request of the handheld device, the server-side controller logic further configured to receive test results of the test from the handheld device; and

the handheld device comprising;

a client-side logic configured to request initiation of a test from the server, receive the one or more tests from the server, provide the tests to an application for execution on the handheld device, and, provide a result of the tests to the server.

14. The system of claim 13, where the server-side controller logic is independent of a platform of the handheld device and requires no recompilation for changes in the platform of the handheld device.

15. The system of claim 13, the client-side logic is dependent upon a platform associated with the handheld device.

16. The system of claim 13, the server-side controller logic is configured to provide a test from the one or more tests based, at least in part, upon identification information received from the client-side logic.

17. The system of claim 16, the identification information is at least one of information associated with the application or information associated with a host environment of the application.

18. A method for testing an application of a handheld device, comprising:

receiving a test initiation request from a handheld device;

providing testing information to the handheld device that causes one or more tests to be performed to test functionality of the application on the handheld device; and

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receiving test results from the handheld device.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

comparing the test results with expected test results; and

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providing information regarding the comparison.

20. The method of claim 18 being implemented by processor executable instructions provided by a machine-readable medium.

21. A method for testing an application of a handheld device, comprising:

receiving a test initiation request from a handheld device;

sequentially loading an active test with tests associated with a test suite;

for each test, sequentially loading an active statement with one or more statements associated with each test;

for each test, providing the active test and active statement to the handheld device; and

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for each statement, receiving a test result from the handheld device associated with the statement being processed by the application.

22. The method of claim 21, where the statements comprise at least one of a SQL statement, data or a command.

23. The method of claim 21, where the statements comprise at least one of an interrupt command, a pause command, a resume command or an abort command.

24. The method of claim 21 being implemented by processor executable instructions provided by a machine-readable medium.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising determining tests associated with the test suite based on identification information received from the handheld device.

26. A software product including processor executable instructions for causing a device to perform a method for testing an application of a handheld device, the method comprising:

initiating a testing process from the handheld device;

determining whether a test is available from a server;

if the test is available from the server;

receiving test information from the server;

providing information to an application to be tested based on the test information received from the server;

receiving test results from the application as a result of processing the test information; and

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providing information regarding the test results to the server.

27. The software product of claim 26, where determining whether a test is available from the server comprises polling a queue of the server.

28. The software product of claim 26, where the application is a mobile database.

29. The software product of claim 26 being implemented by processor executable instructions provided by a machine-readable medium.