Test framework of visual components in a multitenant database environment

• US 8,713,530 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2011
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Waite, Andrew, Ballard, Alan, Wanaselja, K. Sagar, Unger, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Nahar, Qamrun
• Application Number:
  US13/104,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20110283267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for compiling a procedure for testing a page. In some implementations, a component definition for a component instance referred to in computer programming language instructions defining a test procedure for testing a page may be received. The page may be defined by a page description implemented in a markup language. The page description may include a reference to a first portion of a component instance. Compiled wrapper code operable to simulate the presence of the component instance may be generated. The compiled wrapper code may represent the first portion of the component instance referenced in the page description. A compiled test procedure may be generated based on the computer programming language instructions. The compiled test procedure may include the compiled wrapper code. The compiled test procedure may be capable of being executed to perform the test procedure.

Claims

1. A method of compiling a procedure for testing an electronic document page, the method comprising:

processing computer programming instructions defining a test procedure for testing an electronic document page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description including a reference to a first portion of a component object;

receiving a component definition for the component object without receiving an entire class definition for the component object, the component definition including one or more attributes of the component object without including all of the code required to instantiate the entire component object;

generating compiled wrapper code operable to simulate the presence of an instance of the first portion of the component object referenced in the page description; and

generating a compiled test procedure based on the computer programming language instructions, the compiled test procedure including the compiled wrapper code, the compiled test procedure capable of being executed to perform the test procedure, the compiled wrapper code enabling interaction of the compiled test procedure with data associated with the instance of the component object when the compiled test procedure is executed to perform the test procedure on the page.

2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the page description does not include a reference to a second portion of the component object, and wherein the compiled wrapper code does not simulate the presence of the second portion of the component object.

3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a data field associated with the first portion of the component object, the data field being defined by a data field definition within the component definition, the data field definition specifying a data field identifier and a data field type, the data field identifier and the data field type being included in the compiled wrapper code.

4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a function associated with the first portion of the component object, the function being defined in accordance with a function definition included in the component definition, the function definition specifying a function identifier and one or more parameter values associated with the function, the function identifier and the one or more parameter values being included in the compiled wrapper code.

5. The method recited in claim 1, the method further comprising:

compiling the page description to create an intermediate representation of the page, the intermediate representation including a representation of the first portion of the component object, the intermediate representation being renderable to create a rendered page, the rendered page being displayable on a display device.

6. The method recited in claim 5, wherein the compiled test procedure is configured to retrieve a portion of the intermediate representation for testing against an expected value, the retrieved portion of the intermediate representation including the representation of the first portion of the component object.

7. The method recited in claim 5, wherein the page description refers to data accessible via a data model, and wherein the intermediate representation includes at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model.

8. The method recited in claim 7, wherein the compiled test procedure is configured to retrieve a portion of the data model for testing against an expected value.

9. The method recited in claim 5, wherein the compiled test procedure is configured to simulate the initiation of an action, the action simulating user input that can be provided via a rendered representation of the page, the compiled test procedure being configured to simulate the initiation of the action by initiating a function associated with the first portion of the component object, the function being represented within the intermediate representation.

10. The method recited in claim 9, wherein the function is also represented within the compiled wrapper code included in the compiled test procedure.

11. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the compiled test procedure is made available for use via an on-demand service environment by two or more entities, and wherein data associated with the two or more of the entities is stored in a multitenant database accessible via a network.

12. A computing system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to;

process computer programming instructions defining a test procedure for testing an electronic document page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description including a reference to a first portion of a component object;

receive a component definition for the component object without receiving an entire class definition for the component object, the component definition including one or more attributes of the component object without including all of the code required to instantiate the entire component object;

generate compiled wrapper code operable to simulate the presence of an instance of the first portion of the component object referenced in the page description; and

generate a compiled test procedure based on the computer programming language instructions, the compiled test procedure including the compiled wrapper code, the compiled test procedure capable of being executed to perform the test procedure, the compiled wrapper code enabling interaction of the compiled test procedure with data associated with the instance of the component object when the compiled test procedure is executed to perform the test procedure on the page.

13. The computing system recited in claim 12, wherein the page description does not include a reference to a second portion of the component object, and wherein the compiled wrapper code does not simulate the presence of the second portion of the component object.

14. The computing system recited in claim 12, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a data field associated with the first portion of the component object, the data field being defined by a data field definition within the component definition, the data field definition specifying a data field identifier and a data field type, the data field identifier and the data field type being included in the compiled wrapper code.

15. The computing system recited in claim 12, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a function associated with the first portion of the component object, the function being defined in accordance with a function definition included in the component definition, the function definition specifying a function identifier and one or more parameter values associated with the function, the function identifier and the one or more parameter values being included in the compiled wrapper code.

16. The computing system recited in claim 12, wherein the one or more computing devices are configured to:

compile the page description to create an intermediate representation of the page, the intermediate representation including a representation of the first portion of the component object, the intermediate representation being renderable to create a rendered page, the rendered page being displayable on a display device.

17. The computing system recited in claim 16, wherein the compiled test procedure is configured to retrieve a portion of the intermediate representation for testing against an expected value, the retrieved portion of the intermediate representation including the representation of the first portion of the component object.

18. The computing system recited in claim 16, wherein the page description refers to data accessible via a data model, and wherein the intermediate representation includes at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model.

19. One or more computer readable media having instructions stored thereon for performing a method of compiling a procedure for testing a page, the method comprising:

receiving computer programming instructions defining a test procedure for testing an electronic document page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description including a reference to a first portion of a component object;

receiving a component definition for the component object without receiving an entire class definition for the component object, the component definition including one or more attributes of the component object without including all of the code required to instantiate the entire component object;

generating compiled wrapper code operable to simulate the presence of an instance of the first portion of the component object referenced in the page description; and

generating a compiled test procedure based on the computer programming language instructions, the compiled test procedure including the compiled wrapper code, the compiled test procedure capable of being executed to perform the test procedure, the compiled wrapper code enabling interaction of the compiled test procedure with data associated with the instance of the component object when the compiled test procedure is executed to perform the test procedure on the page.

20. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 19, wherein the page description does not include a reference to a second portion of the component object, and wherein the compiled wrapper code does not simulate the presence of the second portion of the component object.

21. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 19, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a data field associated with the first portion of the component object, the data field being defined by a data field definition within the component definition, the data field definition specifying a data field identifier and a data field type, the data field identifier and the data field type being included in the compiled wrapper code.

22. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 19, wherein the compiled wrapper code comprises a function associated with the first portion of the component object, the function being defined in accordance with a function definition included in the component definition, the function definition specifying a function identifier and one or more parameter values associated with the function, the function identifier and the one or more parameter values being included in the compiled wrapper code.

23. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 19, the method further comprising:

compiling the page description to create an intermediate representation of the page, the intermediate representation including a representation of the first portion of the component object, the intermediate representation being renderable to create a rendered page, the rendered page being displayable on a display device.

24. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 23, wherein the compiled test procedure is configured to retrieve a portion of the intermediate representation for testing against an expected value, the retrieved portion of the intermediate representation including the representation of the first portion of the component object.

25. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 23, wherein the page description refers to data accessible via a data model, and wherein the intermediate representation includes at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model.