THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATION PROGRAM FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM BASED ON THE SAME, AND AN AUTOMATIC TESTING SYSTEM BASED ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLICATION SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK AND A METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20110125448A1
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Codese Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Codese Company Limited
• Inventors: Jung, Byung Soo
• Granted Patent: US 8,676,723 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/108
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

A three-dimensional application program framework structure; a method for implementing an application program based on the same; and an automatic testing system based on a three-dimensional application software framework and a method therefor. The three-dimensional application program framework structure provides a framework comprising functions and management of the environment of the system and events to be implemented by the user (developer), and the developer can easily expand the graphic user interface (GUI) and an actual modeling function as required, and user model. In addition, by using an automatic test system based on the framework, it is possible to record the function-execution history of the user and to automatically generate a test case, and to thereby test the functioning of the application software through the use of the test case regardless of changes in the source code and the GUI.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional (3D) application program framework structure, comprising:

a model selection processing component for selecting and processing various types of models displayed based on a 3D model library;

a user extension component for enabling a user to extend a 3D modeling kernel, a modeling function, a display function and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) function;

a function management component for requesting execution of a user function from the user extension component according to user input, and requesting a model selection operation from the model selection processing component; and

a framework system for connecting the components to a user main module implemented by the user to process a main window, a view window, a menu, and a toolbar when a 3D application program is executed on a computer, and controlling operation of the components according to the user'"'"'s manipulation.

2. The 3D application program framework structure according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first modeling component provided with a modeling kernel for managing 3D model data and a modeling kernel having a 3D modeling utility, and configured to receive model data through the user extension component and perform a modeling operation;

a first display component configured to support displaying of various types of models based on the first modeling component and to support viewing of a currently selected model;

a first rendering component configured to support a rendering tool and display a relevant model on a screen under control of the first display component; and

a first Graphical User Interface (GUI) component configured to provide an interface with the user in relation to operations, the operations being at least one of, displaying, selecting and viewing of models, and generating an event corresponding to the user'"'"'s manipulation on a GUI, or any combination thereof.

3. The 3D application program framework structure according to claim 1, wherein the user extension component comprises:

the user main module implemented by a developer to process the main window, the view window, the menu and the toolbar when the 3D application program is executed, the user main module being connected to the framework system;

a user function module configured to register an actual modeling function and operating function implemented by the developer, and to execute a relevant function according to the event generated by the function management component;

a second modeling component configured to allow the developer to extend and register a modeling kernel for managing 3D model data, and a 3D modeling function component;

a second display component configured to allow the developer to extend and register displaying of models and viewing of displayed models;

a second rendering component configured to register a rendering tool selected and implemented by the developer; and

a second GUI component implemented by the developer to extend the interface with the user.

4. A method of implementing an application program based on the 3D application program framework structure according to claim 1, comprising:

a) installing a basic framework, which includes the model selection processing component, the function management component and the framework system, in a computer;

b) creating a developer-defined operation project on a development tool, and implementing a user main module, which comprises a main window, a view window, a menu, and a toolbar when a 3D application program is executed;

c) connecting the user main module implemented at step b) to the framework system;

d) extending a user model management function, a modeling function, a display function, a rendering function and a GUI function, and registering the extended functions in the basic framework; and

e) implementing a user function for executing and controlling the extended and registered functions, and adding the user function to the basic framework.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein:

the modeling function is configured such that a modeling kernel for managing 3D model data and a modeling kernel having a 3D modeling utility are included, and model data is received through the user extension component, and thus a modeling operation is performed;

the display function supports displaying of various types of models based on the modeling function and supports viewing of a currently selected model;

the rendering function supports a rendering tool and displays a relevant model on a screen according to display control; and

the GUI function provides an interface with the user in relation to operations such as displaying, selection and viewing of models, and generates an event corresponding to the user'"'"'s manipulation on the GUI.

6. A three-dimensional (3D) application software framework-based automated test system for testing 3D application software for a framework for implementing a 3D application program according to claim 1, comprising:

a database (DB) for storing at least one test case generated based on recording of functions executed by a user;

an automated test processor for recording the functions executed by the user, executing an automated test on 3D application software, based on a relevant test case recorded in the DB, and providing results of an execution to the user;

a model test component for performing comparison and/or verification with model data stored in the DB for individual steps of an automated unit function test and a process test, and notifying the automated test processor of results of the verification; and

an automated test controller for setting an operation mode of the automated test processor at a request of the user when an automated test by the user is detected, and executing an operation of the automated test processor.

7. The automated test system according to claim 6, wherein the automated test processor is configured such that, when the process test is intended to be executed, the user'"'"'s manipulation on application software is recorded, a test case is generated and/or stored in the DB, and the process test is executed on a 3D application program, based on the test case stored in the DB.

8. The automated test system according to claim 6, wherein the automated test processor is implemented based on a framework processor of the function management component and replaces the framework processor of the function management component, thus adding a function of processing the automated unit function test and the process test to the 3D application software.

9. The automated test system according to claim 6, wherein the automated test controller is inserted into or added to the user function module and is configured to add a function of controlling the automated unit function test and the process test to the 3D application software.

10. The automated test system according to claim 6, wherein the model test component is implemented based on a 3D modeling kernel and replaces the 3D modeling kernel, thus adding at least one of, a comparison and verification function to the 3D application software for individual test steps of the process test so that the model test component has improved precision compared to model data stored in the DB.

11. A three-dimensional (3D) application software framework-based automated test method of testing 3D application software for a framework for implementing a 3D application program according to claim 1, comprising;

a) determining whether an automated test is intended to be executed;

b) if it is determined that an automated test is intended to be executed, recording a function executed by a user;

c) generating and storing a relevant test case based on recorded function executed by the user;

d) testing 3D application software based on relevant test case which has been at least one of, generated and stored; and

e) providing results of the test to the user.

12. The automated test method according to claim 11, further comprising:

f) when the automated test by the user is detected, setting a processing mode for the automated test at a request of the user.

13. The automated test method according to claim 11, wherein the testing:

d-1) if it is determined that a process test is intended to be executed, recording the user'"'"'s manipulation on application software, and then at least one of, generating and storing a relevant test case; and

d-2) executing the process test on the 3D application program based on the test case.

14. The automated test method according to claim 13, wherein the testing d) further comprises:

d-3) performing at least one of, comparison and verification with model data stored in the DB for individual test steps of the process test; and

d-4) feeding results of the verification back to a relevant test step, and then notifying the user of the results of the verification.

15. The automated test system according to claim 7, wherein the automated test processor is implemented based on a framework processor of the function management component and replaces the framework processor of the function management component, thus adding a function of processing the automated unit function test and the process test to the 3D application software.