COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR USE IN LOAD TESTING OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

• US 20100162263A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kamalahasan, Mahalingam, Padmore, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,081,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3414 Workload generation, e.g. scripts, playback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

A computer system for use in load testing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) service has a processor and a memory storage device in communication with the processor. The processor is adapted to receive an XML message, an address for a service to be tested, an action compliant with a protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment and associated with the service; create and store in memory a template message package compliant with the protocol; create a populated message package compliant with the protocol by incorporating in the template message package the XML message, the address and the action; establish a connection to the service and furnish one or more documents and attachments to the service; and receive a response from the service.

Claims

1. A computer system for use in load testing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) service, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storage device in communication with the processor;

the processor adapted to;

receive an XML message, an address for a service to be tested, an action compliant with a protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment and associated with the service;

create and store in memory a template message package compliant with the protocol;

create a populated message package compliant with the protocol by incorporating in the template message package the XML message, the address and the action;

establish a connection to the service and furnish one or more documents and attachments to the service; and

receive a response from the service.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the protocol is SOAP.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive an identification of one or more human-readable file attachments, and to incorporate the file attachments in the template message packet.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein at least one file attachment is an image file.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute a virtual user generator program for generating test scripts based on the documents furnished to the service and the reply from the service.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the XML message is compliant with the ACORD XML standard.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the XML message carries information related to an insurance claim.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the information comprises identification of an insured, identification of a claim, and a digital photograph related to the claim.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to prompt a user via a user-interface for the XML message, the address and the action.

10. A computer system for use in load testing computer software applications employing an asynchronous communications protocol on a mainframe computer system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storage device in communication with the processor;

the processor adapted to;

receive as inputs a connection name for the mainframe computer system and message queue identification information;

create and store in memory an executable file for providing messages to the message queue and receiving replies from the message queue, the executable value having undefined variables;

assigning definitions to the undefined variables based on the received inputs;

based on the definitions and the executable file, generate an executable file in Java format, and store the generated Java format file in the memory storage device, and

cause the generated Java format file to be displayed.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the asynchronous communications protocol is an MQ protocol.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the message queue identification information comprises a message queue manager name corresponding to a message queue for the mainframe computer system, a message queue channel name for the message queue, and a message queue name.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further adapted to generate a display to prompt a user to provide the inputs.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further adapted to execute a virtual user generator program implementing the Java format file.

15. A method implemented in a computer having a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, comprising the steps of:

receiving by the processor an XML message in the ACORD XML format and containing insurance transaction information and having one or more attachments, an address for a service to be tested corresponding to an address of a test insurance back end processing device, and an action compliant with a protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment and associated with the service;

creating and storing by the processor in the memory a template message package compliant with the protocol;

creating by the processor a populated message package compliant with the protocol by incorporating in the template message package the XML message, the address and the action;

establishing by the processor a connection to the service and furnishing one or more documents and attachments to the service; and

receiving by the processor a response from the service including insurance transaction information reflective of business processes and responsive to the XML message.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the protocol is SOAP.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving an identification of one or more human-readable file attachments, and incorporating the file attachments in the template message packet.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one file attachment is an image file.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising executing a virtual user generator program for generating test scripts based on the documents furnished to the service and the reply from the service.

20. A computer-implemented method, in a computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, for use in load testing computer software applications employing an asynchronous communications protocol on a mainframe computer system, comprising:

receiving by the processor as inputs a connection name for the mainframe computer system and message queue identification information;

creating and storing by the processor in the memory an executable file for providing messages to the message queue and receiving replies from the message queue, the executable value having undefined variables;

assigning by the processor definitions to the undefined variables based on the received inputs;

based on the definitions and the executable file, generating by the processor an executable file in Java format, and storing the generated Java format file in the memory storage device, and

causing the generated Java format file to be displayed.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the asynchronous communications protocol is an MQ protocol.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the message queue identification information comprises a message queue manager name corresponding to a message queue for the mainframe computer system, a message queue channel name for the message queue, and a message queue name.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising generating a display to prompt a user to provide the inputs.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising executing a virtual user generator program implementing the Java format file.