Methods and systems for a mobile device testing framework

• US 8,620,305 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2011
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Singh, Siddhartha, Hamlin, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, CONGVAN
• Application Number:
  US13/135,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320879A1
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• Field of Search: 455/423, 455/424, 455/425, 455/456.3, 455/414.1, 455/90.1, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 455/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic

Abstract

A mobile device test framework is used in combination with client controllers and device controllers so that a single mobile device API test can be used with mobile devices having different operating system platforms. The client controllers can provide information specific to the client and the device controllers can provide information needed to apply the test to each of the mobile device platforms. The test framework can navigate through the controls of the mobile device GUIs and input information. The test framework can then check that the text and images displayed by the mobile devices match the expected information.

Claims

1. A method for testing mobile devices in an online demand service environment, the method comprising:

providing a mobile test framework for testing a mobile application, wherein the mobile test framework is configured to remotely operate a plurality of mobile devices;

storing first platform dependent data on a first device controller in communication with a client controller, wherein the first device controller resides outside the mobile test framework; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, a navigation control through the first device controller to a first mobile device having a first platform.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing second platform dependent data on a second device controller in communication with the client controller; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the navigation control through the client controller and the second device controller to a second mobile device having a second platform that is different than the first platform.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

storing third platform dependent data on a third device controller in communication with the client controller; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the navigation control through the client controller and the third device controller to a third mobile device having a third platform that is different than the first platform or the second platform.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

verifying by the first device controller, a first screen content of the first mobile device that corresponds to the navigation control.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

verifying by the second device controller, a second screen content of the second mobile device that corresponds to the navigation control.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying by the first device controller, a first test error due to a first screen content of the first mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

identifying by the second device controller, a second test error due to a second screen content of the second mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

identifying by the third device controller, a third test error due to a third screen content of the second mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

9. A method for testing mobile devices in an online demand service environment, the method comprising:

providing a mobile test framework for testing a mobile application, wherein the mobile test framework is configured to remotely operate a plurality of mobile devices;

storing first client dependent data on a first client controller in communication with the mobile test framework, wherein the first client controller resides outside the mobile test framework; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, a navigation control through the first client controller to a first mobile device having a first platform.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

storing first platform dependent data on a first device controller in communication with the first client controller; and

identifying by the first device controller, a test error due to a first screen content of the first mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

storing second client dependent data on a second client controller in communication with the mobile test framework; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the navigation control through the second client controller to a second mobile device having a second platform that is different than the first platform.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

storing second platform dependent data on a second device controller in communication with the client controller; and

verifying by the second device controller, a screen content of the second mobile device that corresponds to the navigation control.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

storing second platform dependent data on a second device controller in communication with the second client controller; and

identifying by the second device controller, a test error due to a second screen content of the second mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

storing third client dependent data on a third client controller in communication with the mobile test framework; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the navigation control through the third device controller to a third mobile device having a third platform that is different than the first platform or the second platform.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

storing third platform dependent data on a first second controller in communication with the client controller; and

verifying by the third device controller, a third screen content of the third mobile device that corresponds to the navigation control.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

storing third platform dependent data on a third device controller in communication with the third client controller; and

identifying by the third device controller, a test error due to a third screen content of the third mobile device that does not corresponds to the navigation control.

21. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

storing first platform dependent data on a first device controller in communication with the client controller; and

verifying by the first device controller, a first screen content of the first mobile device that corresponds to the navigation control.

17. A method for testing mobile devices in an online demand service environment, the method comprising:

providing a mobile test framework for testing a mobile application, wherein the mobile test framework is configured to remotely operate a plurality of mobile devices;

storing first platform dependent data on a first device controller in communication with the client controller, wherein the first device controller resides outside the mobile test framework;

transmitting by the mobile test framework, a first navigation control through the first device controller to a first mobile device having a first platform;

verifying by the first device controller, a screen content of the first mobile device that corresponds to the first navigation control;

storing second platform dependent data on a second device controller in communication with the client controller, wherein the second client controller resides outside the mobile test framework; and

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the first navigation control through the second device controller to a second mobile device having a second platform that is different than the first platform;

verifying by the second device controller, a screen content of the second mobile device that corresponds to the first navigation control.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

transmitting by the mobile test framework, a second navigation control through the first device controller to the first mobile device;

verifying by the first device controller, the screen content of the first mobile device that corresponds to the second navigation control;

transmitting by the mobile test framework, the second navigation control through the second device controller to a second mobile device; and

verifying by the second device controller, the screen content of the second mobile device that corresponds to the second navigation control.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

identifying by the first device controller, a first test error due to the screen content of the first mobile device that does not corresponds to the first navigation control.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

identifying by the first device controller, a second test error due to the screen content of the first mobile device that does not corresponds to the second navigation control.