Systems and methods for automated testing

• US 8,078,448 B1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Wohlberg, Tim, Stöeckmann, Klaas, Ammedick, Soeren, Ortmanns, Kai
• Primary Examiner(s): Craig, Dwin M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cothran, Bernard E
• Application Number:
  US12/127,570
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• Field of Search: 703/23, 703/24, 717/115
• US Class Current: 703/23
• 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

Abstract

Systems and methods for automated testing are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device. The method further includes automatically creating from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device. In one embodiment, the system includes a receiver configured to receive an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device. The system further includes a creation module in communication with the receiver and configured to automatically create from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing system, an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device and information during the testing of the application on the first emulated device, the information comprising a number of display updates that occurred before the input was received; and

automatically creating, by executing instructions using a processor of the computing system, from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the test module is a test script, wherein each instruction of the test script comprises a display update number configured to synchronize the instruction to a display update of the second emulated device executing the application,

wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the test script is editable.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first emulated device and the second emulated device are mobile devices.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a plurality of inputs; and

creating an instruction in the test script for each of the plurality of inputs.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of inputs comprise a selection of a user control of the emulated device.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of inputs comprise a selection of a snapshot tool.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising receiving information during the testing of the application on the first emulated device, the information comprising a time a display update was performed and a time the input was received.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising receiving information during the testing of the application on the first emulated device, the information comprising a notification of a display update.

6. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to perform steps comprising;

receiving an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device, receiving information during the testing of the application on the first emulated device, the information comprising a number of display updates that occurred before the input was received; and

and automatically creating from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the test module is a test script, wherein each instruction of the test script comprises a display update number configured to synchronize the instruction to a display update of the second emulated device executing the application, wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device,

wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first emulated device and the second emulated device are mobile devices.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein:

the receiver is further configured to receive a plurality of inputs; and

the creation module is further configured to create an instruction in the test script for each of the plurality of inputs.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the input may be at least one of:

a selection of a user control of the emulated device; and

a selection of a snapshot tool.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, comprising:

program code to receive an input during testing of an application on an emulated device and information during the testing of the application on the first emulated device, the information comprising a number of display updates that occurred before the input was received; and

program code to automatically create from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the test module is a test script, wherein each instruction of the test script comprises a display update number configured to synchronize the instruction to a display update of the second emulated device executing the application,

wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first emulated device and the second emulated device are mobile devices.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

program code to receive a plurality of inputs; and

program code to create an instruction in the test script for each of the plurality of inputs.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the input may be at least one of:

a selection of a user control of the emulated device; and

a selection of a snapshot tool.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the test script is editable.

18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing system, an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device; and

automatically creating, by executing instructions using a processor of the computing system, from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the test module is a test script, wherein each instruction of the test script comprises a display update number configured to synchronize the instruction to a display update of the second emulated device executing the application, wherein in order to synchronize the instruction, the instruction is used after a same number of display updates on both the first emulated device and the second emulated device, wherein the same number of display updates is the display update number;

wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.

19. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing system, an input during testing of an application on a first emulated device, receiving the input comprising receiving multiple user inputs during a same display update during the testing of the application on the first emulated device;

forcing a display update to change the number of display updates for each of the multiple user inputs so that each of the multiple user inputs is associated with a different number of display updates; and

automatically creating, by executing instructions using a processor of the computing system, from the input a test module configured to be executed on a second emulated device for testing of the application, wherein the test module is a test script, wherein each instruction of the test script comprises a display update number configured to synchronize the instruction to a display update of the second emulated device executing the application;

wherein the first emulated device is different from the second emulated device.