Multi-user application program testing tool
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for simulating, from a single computer executing said program code, the interactions of real users with an application program of the type that is deployed on a server computer for access by said users over a network, said program code comprising:
- a command module containing a plurality of commands specific to an application program under test, each command comprising instructions for causing said single computer to simulate interaction by a real user with a different user function of said application program under test, each command having a unique name assigned thereto, the command module being rewritable and customizable for simulating user interactions with the user functions of different application programs; and
a core module independent of the command module and comprising instructions for causing said single computer to execute concurrently, on each of a plurality of different client connections to the application program under test, a series of command module commands specified by name in a test script, whereby concurrent, multi-user interaction with said application program under test is simulated.
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Abstract
A test tool for testing application programs of the type that are deployed on a server computer for access by multiple users over a network is embodied in a computer program comprising a command module and a core module. The command module contains a number of different commands, each of which performs a different user function of the application program under test. Each of the commands comprises a series of programmed instructions that cause a computer running the test tool to perform a user function of the application program under test via a client connection to the application. Each command has an execution segment and a verification segment. Each command is also assigned a unique name. A test operator can then create test scripts containing any desired sequence of command module commands using the simple names assigned to each command. The command module is rewritten and/or customized for each different application program to be tested. The core module is independent of the command module and performs the core functionality of the test tool. The core module comprises instructions that enable the computer on which the test tool is running to execute concurrently, on each of a plurality of different client connections to the application program under test, a series of command module commands specified by name in a test script.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for simulating, from a single computer executing said program code, the interactions of real users with an application program of the type that is deployed on a server computer for access by said users over a network, said program code comprising:
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a command module containing a plurality of commands specific to an application program under test, each command comprising instructions for causing said single computer to simulate interaction by a real user with a different user function of said application program under test, each command having a unique name assigned thereto, the command module being rewritable and customizable for simulating user interactions with the user functions of different application programs; and a core module independent of the command module and comprising instructions for causing said single computer to execute concurrently, on each of a plurality of different client connections to the application program under test, a series of command module commands specified by name in a test script, whereby concurrent, multi-user interaction with said application program under test is simulated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for simulating, from a single computer, the interactions of real users with an application program of the type that is deployed on a server computer for access by said users over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a command module containing a plurality of commands specific to an application program under test, each command comprising instructions for causing said single computer to simulate interaction by a real user with a different user function of said application program under test, each command having a unique name assigned thereto, the command module being rewritable and customizable for simulating user interactions with the user functions of different application programs; and executing concurrently from said single computer, on each of a plurality of different client connections to the application program under test, a series of command module commands specified by name in a test script, whereby concurrent, multi-user interaction with said application program under test is simulated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for simulating, from a single computer executing said program code, the interactions of real users with an application program of the type that is deployed on a server computer for access by said users over a network, said program code comprising:
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a command module containing a plurality of commands specific to an application program under test, each command comprising an execution segment containing instructions for causing said single computer to simulate interaction by a real user with a respective user function of said application program under test, and a verification segment containing instructions for causing said single computer to simulate verification by said real user that the user function was performed correctly by the application program, each command having a unique name assigned thereto, the command module being rewritable and customizable for simulating user interactions with the user functions of different application programs; and a core module independent of the command module and comprising instructions for causing said single computer to execute concurrently, on each of a plurality of different client connections to the application program under test, a series of command module commands specified by name in a test script, whereby concurrent, multi-user interaction with said application program under test is simulated. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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