System, method and computer program product for providing automated testing by utilizing a preconfigured point of entry in a test or by converting a test to a predefined format

• US 8,732,663 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Nagata, Yudi, Maya, Luis, Porro, Cheryl
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu, Daxin
• Application Number:
  US13/019,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209121A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format. These mechanisms and methods for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test or which includes a test converted to a predetermined format can provide testing in an automated manner where the testing is otherwise typically performed manually. The ability to provide this automated testing can increase the efficiency of testing code.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for automated testing which utilizes a preconfigured point of entry in a test, the method comprising:

identifying a test template specific to a scenario having a sequence of steps, where the test template includes;

a plurality of functions, where each of the plurality of functions simulates one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, and

one or more preconfigured points of entry, where each preconfigured point of entry in the test template includes an empty function that is associated with at least one of the functions each simulating one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, for enabling testing of the associated at least one of the functions;

identifying, within the test template, one of the preconfigured points of entry; and

customizing the test template by inserting testing code into the empty function of the identified preconfigured point of entry, the testing code for use in automatically testing the at least one of the functions associated with the identified preconfigured point of entry.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the preconfigured point of entry is associated with the at least one of the functions by being subsequent to the at least one of the functions during execution.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user identifies the preconfigured point of entry using documentation associated with the test template indicating that the preconfigured point of entry is associated with a particular one of the functions.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein each preconfigured point of entry is utilized for testing only the function simulating a step that is located immediately prior to the preconfigured point of entry in the test template.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein each preconfigured point of entry is utilized for testing any of the functions simulating the steps that are located prior to the preconfigured point of entry in the test template.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the testing code inserted into the empty function of the identified preconfigured point of entry overrides a functionality of the at least one of the functions associated with the identified preconfigured point of entry.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising;

receiving the customized test template at a system;

converting the customized test template to a predefined format to create a converted test, where the predefined format is supported by the system;

disabling a test scheduler of the system;

notifying a test execution manager of the converted test;

adding an instance of the converted test to a queue for execution, where a context for the instance of the converted test is included with the queued instance of the converted test;

removing the instance of the converted test from the queue for execution; and

scheduling an execution of the instance of the converted test.

3. A method, comprising:

identifying a test template specific to a scenario having a sequence of steps, where the test template includes;

a plurality of functions. where each of the plurality of functions simulates one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, and

one or more preconfigured points of entry, where each preconfigured point of entry in the test template includes an empty function that is associated with at least one of the functions each simulating one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, for enabling testing of the associated at least one of the functions;

identifying, within the test template, one of the preconfigured points of entry; and

using a processor, customizing the test template by inserting testing code into the empty function of the identified preconfigured point of entry, the testing code for use in automatically testing the at least one of the functions associated with the identified preconfigured point of entry.

4. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

identifying a test template specific to a scenario having a sequence of steps, where the test template includes

a plurality of functions, where each of the plurality of functions simulates one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, and

one or more preconfigured points of entry, where each preconfigured point of entry in the test template includes an empty function that is associated with at least one of the functions each simulating one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, for enabling testing of the associated at least one of the functions;

identifying, within the test template, one of the preconfigured points of entry; and

customizing the test template by inserting testing code into the empty function of the identified preconfigured point of entry, the testing code for use in automatically testing the at least one of the functions associated with the identified preconfigured point of entry.

5. A method for transmitting code, comprising:

transmitting code to identify a test template specific to a scenario having a sequence of steps, where the test template includes;

a plurality of functions, where each of the plurality of functions simulates one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, and

one or more preconfigured points of entry, where each preconfigured point of entry in the test template includes an empty function that is associated with at least one of the functions each simulating one of the sequence of steps in the scenario, for enabling testing of the associated at least one of the functions;

transmitting code to identify, within the test template, one of the preconfigured points of entry; and

transmitting code to customize the test template, using a processor, by inserting testing code into the empty function of the identified preconfigured point of entry, the testing code for use in automatically testing the at least one of the functions associated with the identified preconfigured point of entry.