Automated Testing Platform for Event Driven Systems

• US 20100306590A1
• Filed: 06/02/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Anand, Rajan, Bajpay, Paritosh
• Granted Patent: US 8,150,674 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis

Abstract

A platform for the automated testing of event driven software applications is provided. A source environment is replicated to a target environment. The target environment includes a target system. A test case is defined with a target system, specific attributes and verification information. The attributes of the test case include the target system. The test case is fired. An event is simulated for the test case based on the target system and the specific attributes. The simulated event is transmitted to the target environment. The results of the test case being fired are determined based on verification information. The results are recorded to a data store.

Claims

1. A method for the automated testing of an event driven software application comprising:

retrieving an event structure and default event attributes for one or more systems from configuration files of each of the one or more systems;

creating via a processor one or more adaptors for each of the one or more systems from the event structure and the default event attributes of each of the one or more systems, each adaptor defined for a particular system;

receiving information that specifies a target system, non-default event attributes, and verification information to create a test case,

wherein, upon receiving a request to fire the test case;

an adaptor for the target system is executed, the adaptor providing the event structure and default event attributes for events of the target system,

a simulated event is generated based on the event structure, default event attributes and non-default attributes,

the simulated event is transmitted to the target system,

and the results are determined by examining a response of the target system to the simulated event and comparing the response to the verification information of the test case.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response of the target system to the simulated event is examined by transmitting a query to the target system with one or more conditional statements and receiving a response to the query from the target system, and wherein comparing the response to the verification information of the test case further comprises comparing the response to the query to one or more criterion specified for the test case.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising building the one or more conditional statements by requesting and receiving an event related data structure from the target system.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising specifying the one or more criterion based on event related data received from the target system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration files of the one or more systems are retrieved from one or more source systems.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the configuration files are stored in a data store of a testing platform.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising replicating a source system to create the target system prior to firing the test case.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the replicating of the source system further comprises parameterizing one or more configuration files of the source system by identifying key attributes of the one or more configuration files for modification.

9. A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor result in acts comprising:

retrieving an event structure and default event attributes for one or more systems from configuration files of each of the one or more systems;

creating one or more adaptors for each of the one or more systems from the event structure and the default event attributes of each of the one or more systems, each adaptor defined for a particular system;

receiving information that specifies a target system, non-default event attributes, and verification information to create a test case,

wherein, upon receiving a request to fire the test case;

an adaptor for the target system is executed, the adaptor providing the event and default event attributes for events of the target system,

a simulated event is generated based on the event structure, default event attributes and non-default attributes,

the simulated event is transmitted to the target system,

and the results are determined by examining a response of the target system to the simulated event and comparing the response to the verification information of the test case.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the response of the target system to the simulated event is examined by transmitting a query to the target system with one or more conditional statements and receiving a response to the query from the target system, and wherein comparing the response to the verification information of the test case further comprises comparing the response to the query to one or more criterion specified for the test case.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, further comprising building the one or more conditional statements by requesting and receiving an event related data structure from a source system.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising specifying the one or more criterion based on event related data received from the source system.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the configuration files of each of the one or more systems are retrieved from one or more source systems.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the configuration files are stored in a data store of a testing platform.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9, further comprising replicating a source system to create the target system prior to receiving the request to fire the test case.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the replicating of the source system further comprises parameterizing one or more configuration files of the source system by identifying key attributes of the one or more configuration files for modification.

17. A method for the automated testing of an event driven software application comprising:

receiving a request to fire a test case, wherein the test case specifies a target system, non-default event attributes, and verification information;

in response to the request to the fire the test case, a processor executing an adaptor, wherein an adaptor is defined for a plurality of target systems, each adaptor specifying an event structure and default event attributes based on information contained in configuration files of each target system;

receiving from the executed adaptor the event structure and default attributes of the target system;

generating a simulated event based on the event structure, the default event attributes and the non-default event attributes;

transmitting the simulated event to the target system; and

determining the results of the test case by examining a response of the target system to the simulated event and comparing the response to the verification information of the test case.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the verification information further comprises one or more conditional statements and one or more corresponding criterion.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the configuration files are retrieved from one or more source systems and stored in a data store.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising creating a target environment prior to transmitting the event to the target system, wherein the target environment includes the target system.