SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED TESTING BY UTILIZING A PRECONFIGURED POINT OF ENTRY IN A TEST OR BY CONVERTING A TEST TO A PREDEFINED FORMAT

• US 20110209121A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Porro, Cheryl, Nagata, Yudi, Maya, Luis
• Granted Patent: US 8,732,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format. These mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format can provide testing in an automated manner where the testing is otherwise typically. performed manually. The ability to provide this automated testing can increase the efficiency of testing code.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test, the method comprising:

identifying a test having a sequence of steps indicative of a scenario;

identifying, in the test, a preconfigured point of entry associated with at least one of the steps; and

inserting code in the test utilizing the preconfigured point of entry for use in automatically testing at least on aspect associated with the at least one of the steps.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the test is utilized for testing code implementing the scenario.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein each of the steps includes a different function of the code,

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the test includes a test template,

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the preconfigured point of entry includes a configurable function.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the preconfigured point of entry is associated with the at least one of the steps by being subsequent to the at least one of the steps during execution of the test.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein inserting the code in the test utilizing the preconfigured point of entry includes modifying a function associated with the preconfigured point of entry to include the code.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the at least one aspect tested using the code includes a functional aspect of the at least one of the steps.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the test includes a plurality of preconfigured points of entry, each associated with a different one of the steps.

10. A method, comprising:

identifying a test having a sequence of steps indicative of a scenario;

identifying, in the test, a preconfigured point of entry associated with at least one of the steps; and

inserting code in the test utilizing the preconfigured point of entry for use in automatically testing at least on aspect associated with the at least one of the steps, using a processor.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

identifying a test having a sequence of steps indicative of a scenario;

identifying, in the test, a preconfigured point of entry associated with at least one of the steps; and

inserting code in the test utilizing the preconfigured point of entry for use in automatically testing at least on aspect associated with the at least one of the steps.

12. A method for transmitting code, comprising:

transmitting code to identify a test having a sequence of steps indicative of a scenario;

transmitting code to identify, in the test, a preconfigured point of entry associated with at least one of the steps; and

transmitting code to insert code in the test utilizing the preconfigured point of entry for use in automatically testing at least on aspect associated with the at least one of the steps, using a processor.

13. A computer program product, comprising a non--transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for automated testing which includes a test converted to a predetermined format, the method comprising:

receiving a test;

converting the test to a predefined format; and

performing automated testing of functional aspects of a graphical user interface (GUI), utilizing the converted test.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the test is for use in testing code.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the test is received from a tenant of a multi-tenant on-demand database system by the multi-tenant on-demand database system.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein converting the test to the predefined format includes converting the test from a first programming language associated with an integrated development environment (IDE) utilized by a developer of the test to a second programming language specific to a receiver of the test.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the automated testing of the functional aspects of the GUI includes automatically testing functionality of viewable features of the GUI.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the viewable features include at least one user-selectable button.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising storing confirmation of completion of each of a plurality of functions in the converted test.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the confirmation is utilized for terminating the test prior to completion of the test and restarting the test at the point of termination.