TESTING DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150135169A1
• Filed: 01/15/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: LIN, Ching-Wen
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,413 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3648 using additional hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3668 Software testing software testing in telephone exchanges H04M3/242, testing of hardware G06F11/22
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

A testing device and a testing method thereof are provided. The testing device is connected to a terminal device running a graphical user interface (GUI). The testing device runs a testing program to start a recording procedure to execute the following steps: detecting a plurality of actions generated in response to operations on the terminal device; detecting a foreground application of the GUI; reading a plurality of pieces of object information of the foreground application; and determining the actions to record an object property operation of the foreground application and a call command. The testing device further stops the recording procedure to generate and store a script file and a reference log file. The script file includes the object property operation and the call command.

Claims

1. A testing device, comprising:

a transceiver connected to a terminal device, being configured to run a graphical user interface (GUI);

a storage, being configured to store a testing program; and

a processor electrically connected to the transceiver and the storage, being configured to run the testing program to start a recording procedure for executing the following steps of;

detecting a plurality of actions generated in response to operations on the terminal device;

detecting a foreground application of the GUI;

reading a plurality of pieces of object information of the foreground application;

determining that a first action of the actions is to execute a coordinate command, and recording an object property operation of the foreground application which corresponds to the coordinate command according to the object information; and

determining that a second action of the actions is to execute a call command which switches the foreground application from a first program to a second program, and recording the call command;

wherein the processor is further configured to stop the recording procedure to generate and store a script file and a reference log file into the storage, and the script file comprises the object property operation and the call command.

2. The testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal device further comprises a touch screen on which the GUI is displayed, and the coordinate command is executed in response to an operation on the touch screen.

3. The testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal device further comprises an image capturing module, and the coordinate command is executed in response to capturing of an image by the image capturing module.

4. The testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the transceiver is disconnected from the terminal device and connected to another terminal device, the processor further runs the testing program to start a playback procedure for executing the following steps:

analyzing the script file;

reading the pieces of object information of the foreground application of another GUI run by the another terminal device;

generating the coordinate command according to the pieces of object information and the object property operation;

executing the coordinate command and the call command;

generating a testing log file; and

comparing the reference log file with the testing log file to generate a testing result.

5. The testing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the GUI and the another GUI belong to an open source operating system.

6. The testing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a screen of the terminal device has a size different from a screen of the another terminal device.

7. The testing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal device further comprises at least one physical button or a voice reception module, and the processor further executes the following steps after the recording procedure is started:

determining that a third action of the actions is to execute a behavior command, and recording the action command, wherein the behavior command is executed in response to an operation on the at least one physical button or reception of a speech input by the reception module, and the script file further comprises the behavior command.

8. The testing device as claimed in claim 7, wherein when the transceiver is disconnected from the terminal device and connected to another terminal device, the processor further runs the testing program to start a playback procedure for executing the following steps:

analyzing the script file;

reading the object information of the foreground application of the another GUI run by the another terminal device;

generating the coordinate command according to the pieces of object information and the object property operation;

executing the behavior command, the coordinate command and the call command;

generating a testing log file; and

comparing the reference log file with the testing log file to generate a testing result.

9. A testing method for a testing device, the testing device comprising a transceiver, a storage and a processor, the processor being electrically connected with the transceiver and the storage, the transceiver being connected to a terminal device, the storage storing a testing program, the terminal device running a graphical user interface (GUI), and the testing method being executed by the processor and comprising the following steps of:

(a) running the testing program to start a recording procedure;

(b) detecting a plurality of actions generated in response to operations on the terminal device;

(c) detecting a foreground application of the GUI;

(d) reading a plurality of pieces of object information of the foreground application;

(e) determining that a first action of the actions is to execute a coordinate command, and recording an object property operation of the foreground application which corresponds to the coordinate command according to the object information;

(f) determining that a second action of the actions is to execute a call command which switches the foreground application from a first program to a second program, and recording the call command;

(g) stopping the recording procedure to generate and store a script file and a reference log file into the storage, wherein the script file comprises the object property operation and the call command.

10. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the terminal device further comprises a touch screen on which the GUI is displayed, and the coordinate command is executed in response to an operation on the touch screen.

11. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the terminal device further comprises an image capturing module, and the coordinate command is executed in response to capturing of an image by the image capturing module.

12. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the transceiver is disconnected from the terminal device and connected to another terminal device, the method further comprises the following steps of:

executing the testing program to start a playback procedure;

analyzing the script file;

reading the pieces of object information of the foreground application of another GUI run by the another terminal device;

generating the coordinate command according to the pieces of object information and the object property operation;

executing the coordinate command and the call command;

generating a testing log file; and

comparing the reference log file with the testing log file to generate a testing result.

13. The testing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the GUI and the another GUI belong to an open source operating system.

14. The testing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein a screen of the terminal device has a size different from a screen of the another terminal device.

15. The testing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the terminal device further comprises at least one physical button or a voice reception module, and the method further comprises the following step before the step (g):

(e) determining that a third action of the actions is to execute a behavior command, and recording the behavior command, wherein the behavior command is executed in response to an operation on the at least one physical button or reception of a speech input by the reception module, and the script file further comprises the behavior command.

16. The testing method as claimed in claim 15, wherein when the transceiver is disconnected from the terminal device and connected to another terminal device, the method further comprises the following steps of:

executing the testing program to start a playback procedure;

analyzing the script file;

reading the pieces of object information of the foreground application of another GUI run by the another terminal device;

generating the coordinate command according to the pieces of object information and the object property operation;

executing the behavior command, the coordinate command and the call command;

generating a testing log file; and

comparing the reference log file with the testing log file to generate a testing result.