Automated testing of websites based on mode

• US 9,298,597 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Tripp, Omer, Vana, Avishai
• Primary Examiner(s): Lottich, Joshua P
• Application Number:
  US14/306,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20150363298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5019 Ensuring fulfilment of SLA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route

Abstract

Examples of techniques for testing websites are described herein. In one example, a method for testing a website includes receiving, via a processor, a website address of the website to be tested. The method can include determining, via the processor, whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode. The method can also include configuring, via the processor, a testing application to test the website according to the determined mode.

Claims

1. A method for testing a website, comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a website address of the website to be tested;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode; and

configuring, by one or more computer processors, a testing application to test the website according to the determined mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode comprises:

pinging an URL of the website via an external webserver;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether a response to the ping is received; and

if a response to the ping is not received, determining, by one or more computer processors, the website to be in a staging mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the testing application further comprises preparing mode-specific test preparation options prior to determining the mode of the website.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the testing application is performed on a real-time basis as the testing application is testing the website.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the testing application is performed after determining the mode but before the testing application tests the website.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the mode of the website and configuring the testing application is executed automatically in response to an attempt to run the testing application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the testing application is configured to not run a subset of tests if the website is in a production mode.

8. A computing system, comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage media and executable by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a website address of the website to be tested;

program instructions to determine whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode; and

program instructions to configure a testing application to test the website according to the determined mode.

9. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to determine whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode comprises program instructions to:

ping a URL of the website;

determine whether a response to the ping is received; and

if a response is received, determine the website to be in a production mode.

10. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application comprise program instructions to prepare mode-specific test preparation options prior to determining the mode of the website.

11. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application execute subsequent to determining the mode of the website, but before running the testing application.

12. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application configure the testing application according to the mode of the website on a test-by-test basis.

13. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application configure the testing application in response to an attempt to run the testing application.

14. The computing system of claim 8, wherein the testing application is configured to operate as a Software as a Service (SaaS).

15. A computer program product for testing a website, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a website address of the website to be tested;

program instructions to determine whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode; and

program instructions to configure a testing application to test the website according to the determined mode.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to determine whether the website is in a staging mode or a production mode comprises program instructions to:

ping a URL of the website;

determine whether a response to the ping is received; and

if a response is received, determine the website to be in a production mode.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application comprise program instructions to prepare mode-specific test preparation options prior to determining the mode of the website.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application execute subsequent to determining the mode of the website, but before running the testing application.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application execute subsequent to determining the mode of the website but before the testing application begins testing.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to configure the testing application configure the testing application in response to an attempt to run the testing application.