Automated test system based on three-dimensional application software framework and a method thereof

• US 8,676,723 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Codese Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Codese Company Limited
• Inventors: Jung, Byung Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US12/672,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125448A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,841 Days
• Field of Search: 706/12, 706/45, 706/62
• US Class Current: 706/12
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

A three-dimensional application program framework structure; a method for implementing an application program based on the same; and an automatic testing system based on a three-dimensional application software framework and a method therefor. The three-dimensional application program framework structure provides a framework comprising functions and management of the environment of the system and events to be implemented by the user (developer), and the developer can easily expand the graphic user interface (GUI) and an actual modeling function as required, and user model. In addition, by using an automatic test system based on the framework, it is possible to record the function-execution history of the user and to automatically generate a test case, and to thereby test the functioning of the application software through the use of the test case regardless of changes in the source code and the GUI.

Claims

1. An automated test system for testing 3D application software based on 3D application program framework structure, the 3D application program framework structure comprising:

a model selection processing component selecting and processing various types of models displayed based on a 3D model library;

a user extension component enabling a user to extend a 3D modeling kernel, modeling functions, display functions and Graphical User Interface (GUI) functions;

a function management component requesting execution of the functions from the user extension component according to user input, and requesting a model selection operation from the model selection processing component;

a user main module processing a main window, a view window, a menu, and a toolbar when a 3D application program is executed on a computer; and

a framework system connecting said components to the user main module, and controlling operation of said components according to the user'"'"'s manipulation, and

the automated test system comprising;

a database (DB) storing at least one test case generated based on functions executed by the user;

an automated test processor recording the functions executed by the user, executing an automated test on a 3D application software based on the test case recorded in the DB, and providing results of the execution to the user;

a model test component performing comparison and/or verification with model data stored in the DB for individual steps of the automated test and a process test, and notifying the automated test processor of results of the verification; and

an automated test controller setting an operation mode of the automated test processor at a request of the user when the automated test is detected, and executing an operation of the automated test processor,

wherein the automated test processor is implemented based on a framework processor of the function management component and replaces the framework processor of the function management component, thereby adding a function of processing the automated test and the process test to the 3D application software.

2. The automated test system according to claim 1, wherein, when the process test is executed, the automated test processor records the user'"'"'s execution on the 3D application software, generates the test case and/or stores the test case in the DB, and executes the process test on the 3D application software based on the test case stored in the DB.

3. The automated test system according to claim 1, wherein the automated test controller is inserted into or added to a user function module and is configured to add a function of controlling the automated test and the process test to the 3D application software.

4. The automated test system according to claim 1, wherein the model test component is implemented based on the 3D modeling kernel and replaces the 3D modeling kernel, thereby adding at least one of a comparison function and a verification function to the 3D application software for individual test steps of the process test so that the model test component improves precision compared to the model data stored in the DB.

5. An automated test method of testing 3D application software using an automated test system based on 3D application program framework structure, the 3D application program framework structure including

a model selection processing component selecting and processing various types of models displayed based on a 3D model library,

a user extension component enabling a user to extend a 3D modeling kernel, modeling functions, display functions and Graphical User Interface (GUI) functions,

function management component requesting execution of the functions from the user extension component according to user input, and requesting a model selection operation from the model selection processing component,

a user main module processing a main window, a view window, a menu, and a toolbar when a 3D application program is executed on a computer, and

a framework system connecting said components to the user main module, and controlling operation of said components according to the user'"'"'s manipulation, and

the automated test system including

a database (DB) storing at least one test case generated based on functions executed by the user,

an automated test processor recording the functions executed by the user, executing an automated test on a 3D application software based on the test case recorded in the DB, and providing results of the execution to the user, wherein the automated test processor is implemented based on a framework processor of the function management component and replaces the framework processor of the function management component, thereby adding a function of processing the automated test and the process test to the 3D application software,

a model test component performing comparison and/or verification with model data stored in the DB at individual steps of the automated test and a process test, and notifying the automated test processor of results of the verification, and

an automated test controller setting an operation mode of the automated test processor at a request of the user when the automated test is detected, and executing an operation of the automated test processor,

the automated test method comprising:

a) determining whether the automated test is to be executed;

b) if the automated test is executed, recording the functions executed by the user;

c) generating and storing the test case based on the recorded functions executed by the user;

d) testing the 3D application software based on the test case; and

e) providing results of the test to the user.

6. The automated test method according to claim 5, further comprising:

f) when the automated test is detected, setting a processing mode for the automated test at a request of the user.

7. The automated test method according to claim 5, wherein the step of testing the 3D application software includes:

d-1) if the process test is executed, recording the user'"'"'s execution on the 3D application software, and then generating and storing the test case; and

d-2) executing the process test on the 3D application software based on the test case.

8. The automated test method according to claim 7, wherein the step of testing the 3D application software further comprises:

d-3) performing at least one of, comparison and verification with model data stored in the DB for individual test steps of the process test; and

d-4) feeding results of the verification back to the individual test steps, and then notifying the user of the results of the verification.