Application testing based on user input captured during a trial period and priority scheme analysis

• US 9,405,665 B1
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shashi, Bhushan Chandramouli, Reddy, Suresh Reddy Guruva
• Primary Examiner(s): Das, Chameli
• Assistant Examiner(s): Miller, Viva
• Application Number:
  US14/720,478
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 717/124, 717/125
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2246 Trees, e.g. B+trees

Abstract

Technology is described for testing functionality of an application. A plurality of user interactions with application elements of an application may be captured. Application elements of the application may be prioritized in accordance with a defined priority scheme. Each application element may be associated with a number of captured user interactions. A subset of captured user interactions associated with the application elements that are prioritized using the defined priority scheme may be identified. The subset of captured user interactions may be provided for playback based on a priority order of the application elements in order to verify a functionality of the application.

Claims

1. A method for regression testing of an application, the method comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions;

capturing, using one or more processors of the computer systems, a plurality of user interactions for the application, the user interactions being captured when application elements of the application are interacted with during a trial period offered for using the application prior to purchase;

generating, using the one or more processors of the computer systems, a hierarchical tree having nodes, in memory, to represent the application elements of the application that are interacted with during the trial period, wherein each node of the hierarchical tree is associated with a number of captured user interactions;

prioritizing nodes, using the one or more processors of the computer systems, from the hierarchical tree based on a priority scheme, wherein nodes that indicate potential failures may be prioritized with a first priority, nodes for which the number of captured user interactions exceeds a threshold may have a second priority, and nodes with an increased depth in the hierarchical tree may have a third priority;

identifying, using the one or more processors of the computer systems, a subset a captured user interactions associated with prioritized nodes that are selected from the hierarchical tree using the priority scheme; and

providing, using the one or more processors of the computer systems, the subset of captured user interactions for playback based on a priority order of the nodes in order to verify a functionality of the application via regression testing.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the subset of captured user interactions associated with the prioritized nodes for playback in accordance with a testing time period.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing additional user interactions with application elements of an updated version of the application;

modifying the hierarchical tree to include nodes that represent the application elements of the updated version of the application;

selecting updated nodes from the hierarchical tree in accordance with the priority scheme;

modifying the subset of captured user interactions to include captured user interactions that are associated with the updated nodes; and

providing the subset of captured user interactions based on a priority order of the updated nodes for playback in order to verify the functionality of the updated version of the application via regression testing.

4. A system for regression testing of an application, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory device including a data store to store a plurality of data and instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

capture user interactions when application elements of the application are being interacted with during a trial period;

generate a hierarchical tree having nodes to represent the application elements of the application that are interacted with during the trial period;

prioritize nodes from the hierarchical tree based on a priority scheme, wherein nodes that indicate potential failures may be prioritized with a first priority, nodes for which a number of captured user interactions exceeds a threshold may have as second priority, and nodes with an increased depth in the hierarchical tree may have a third priority;

identify a subset of captured user interactions associated with the nodes that are prioritized from the hierarchical tree in accordance with the priority scheme; and

provide the subset of captured user interactions for playback based on a priority order of the nodes in order to verify functionality of the application via regression testing.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the plurality of data and instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

provide the subset of captured user interactions for playback in accordance with a testing time period.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the plurality of data and instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

capture the user interactions from a group of users exploring the application during the trial period offered prior to purchase of the application.