Dynamic generation and implementation of globalization verification testing for user interface controls

• US 7,752,501 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2006
• Issued: 07/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Twitter Inc (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bak, Nathan Victor
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson; Yolanda L
• Application Number:
  US11/460,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20080127103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,440 Days
• Field of Search: 714/4, 714/38, 714/41, 704/8
• US Class Current: 714/38.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A machine implemented technique for performing dynamic globalization verification testing in a software user interface includes identifying one or more user interface controls in the software user interface having text strings that have been pseudo translated, generating one or more applicable test cases that test for display defects stemming from the pseudo translations, executing the test cases, and logging defects.

Claims

1. A machine implemented method for performing dynamic globalization verification testing of a software user interface, comprising:

identifying one or more user interface controls in said software user interface having text strings that have been pseudo translated;

generating one or more applicable test cases that test for display defects stemming from said pseudo translations;

executing said test cases; and

logging defects discovered by executing said test cases.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein an identification of said one or more user interface controls is received from a software program that implements said software user interface.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein an identification of said one or more user interface controls is obtained by querying a software program that implements said software user interface.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said one or more user interface controls are exposed as necessary and user interface control screen shots are taken.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said one or more applicable test cases are generated from rules that associate said one or more applicable test cases to user interface control types.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said one or more applicable test cases are generated by categorizing said one or more user interface controls by type.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said one or more test cases include test cases that compare pseudo translated text strings in said one or more user interface controls to defined string specifications.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said one or more test cases are executed recursively on child user interface controls associated with parent user interface controls.

9. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said logging includes marking and linking screenshots of user interface controls associated with said defects and identifying test cases whose execution resulted in discovery of said defects.

10. A method in accordance with claim 1 further including generating a report based on said logging.

11. An apparatus for performing dynamic globalization verification testing of a software user interface, comprising:

one or more machine readable storage media, said one or more machine readable storage media comprising;

a user interface control identifier adapted to identify one or more user interface controls in said software user interface having text strings that have been pseudo translated;

a test case generator adapted to generate one or more applicable test cases that test for display defects stemming from said pseudo translations;

a test case executor adapted to execute said test cases; and

a defect logger adapted to log defects discovered by executing said test cases.

12. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said user interface control identifier is adapted to receive an identification of said one or more user interface controls from a software program that implements said software interface.

13. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said user interface control identifier is adapted to receive an identification of said one or more user interface controls by querying a software program that implements said software user interface.

14. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said user interface identifier is adapted to expose one or more user interface controls as necessary and take user interface screen shots.

15. An apparatus in accordance with claim 14 wherein said test case generator is adapted to generate said one or more applicable test cases from rules that associate said one or more applicable test cases to user interface control types.

16. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said test case generator is adapted to generate said one or more applicable test cases by categorizing said one or more user interface controls by type.

17. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said test case executor is adapted to execute test cases that compare pseudo translated text strings in said one or more user interface controls to defined string specifications.

18. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said test case executor is adapted to execute one or more test cases recursively on child user interface controls associated with parent user interface controls.

19. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said defect logger is adapted to mark and link screenshots of user interface controls associated with said defects and identify test cases whose execution resulted in discovery of said defects.

20. An apparatus in accordance with claim 11 further including a report generator adapted to generate a report based on said logging.

21. A computer program product for performing dynamic globalization verification testing of a software user interface, comprising:

one or more machine readable storage media;

programming instructions provided by said machine readable storage media for programming a data processing platform to support global verification testing of a software user interface, as by;

identifying one or more user interface controls in said software user interface having text strings that have been pseudo translated;

generating one or more applicable test cases that test for display defects stemming from said pseudo translations;

executing said test cases; and

logging defects discovered by executing said test cases.

22. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein an identification of said one or more user interface controls is received from a software program that implements said software user interface.

23. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein an identification of said one or more user interface controls is obtained by querying a software program that implements said software user interface.

24. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said one or more user interface controls are exposed as necessary and user interface control screen shots are taken.

25. A computer program product in accordance with claim 24 wherein said one or more applicable test cases are generated from rules that associate said one or more applicable test cases to user interface control types.

26. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said one or more applicable test cases are generated by categorizing said one or more user interface controls by type.

27. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said one or more test cases include tests that compare pseudo translated text strings in said one or more user interface controls to defined string specifications.

28. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said one or more test cases are executed recursively on child user interface controls associated with parent user interface controls.

29. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said logging includes marking and linking screenshots of user interface controls associated with said defects and identifying test cases whose execution resulted in discovery of said defects.

30. A computer program product in accordance with claim 21 wherein said programming instructions are further adapted to generate a report based on said logging.

31. A method for performing dynamic globalization verification testing at a first location of a software user interface implemented by a software program at a second location, comprising:

receiving at said first location an identification of one or more user interface controls in said software user interface having text strings that have been pseudo translated;

generating one or more applicable test cases at said first location that test for display defects stemming from said pseudo translations;

executing said test cases at said first location;

logging defects discovered by executing said test cases at said first location; and

generating a test report at said first location based on said logging.

32. A method in accordance with claim 31 wherein said dynamic globalization verification testing is implemented by a dynamic globalization verification testing system at said first location.

33. A method in accordance with claim 32 wherein said dynamic globalization verification testing system comprises an automated functional testing system operating in conjunction with a test engine.

34. A computer program product for performing dynamic globalization verification testing of a software user interface, comprising:

one or more machine readable media;

programming instructions provided by said machine readable storage media for programming a data processing platform to implement an automated functional testing program and a test engine adapted to support dynamic globalization verification testing of a software user interface, as by;

said automated testing program reading a test script identifying one or more user interface controls in said software user interface;

said automated testing program querying a software program implementing said software user interface to obtain information for creating one or more test objects corresponding to said one or more user interface controls having text strings that have been pseudo translated;

said automated testing program passing said one or more test objects to said test engine for testing;

said test engine utilizing said one or more test objects to generate one or more applicable test cases that test for display defects stemming from said pseudo translations;

said test engine executing said test cases;

said test engine returning control to said automated testing program; and

said automated testing program logging defects discovered by executing said test cases and generating a test report.

35. A computer program product in accordance with claim 34 wherein said test engine comprises a test case generator adapted to generate said one or more test cases based on a rule set, and a test case executor adapted to execute said one or more test cases.