Test Framework of Visual Components in a Multitenant Database Environment

• US 20110283181A1
• Filed: 05/10/2011
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Unger, Richard, Ballard, Alan, Wanaselja, K. Sagar, Waite, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,959,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for testing a page. In some implementations, an intermediate representation of a page is created. The page may be defined by a page description implemented in a markup language. The page description may refer to data accessible via a data model. The intermediate representation may include at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model. The intermediate representation may be capable of being rendered to create a rendered page. The rendered page may be capable of being displayed on a display device. A determination may be made as to whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation. When the test value does not match the expected value, an indication of an error may be stored.

Claims

1. A method of testing a page, the method comprising:

creating an intermediate representation of a page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description referring to data accessible via a data model, the intermediate representation including at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model, the intermediate representation capable of being rendered to create a rendered page, the rendered page capable of being displayed on a display device;

determining whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation; and

when the test value does not match the expected value, storing an indication of an error.

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

creating a data-independent representation of the page with reference to the page description, the intermediate representation being created based on the data-independent representation and the data model, the data-independent representation comprising a representation of the page that is independent of the data accessible via the data model.

3. The method recited in claim 2, wherein creating the data-independent representation comprises:

identifying one or more references to components within the page description, each of the components comprising a data object having one or more associated data fields or methods;

retrieving a component definition for each of the identified components; and

including at least a portion of the retrieved component definition for each of the identified components in the data-independent representation.

4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein creating the intermediate representation comprises:

executing page controller computer programming instructions included in a page controller associated with the page, the page controller defining one or more operations for creating the page.

5. The method recited in claim 4, wherein the one or more operations for creating the page include at least one operation for defining at least a portion of the data model.

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

compiling test procedure computer programming language instructions describing a test procedure for testing the page to create an executable test procedure.

7. The method recited in claim 6, wherein determining whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation comprises:

comparing a first data field associated with a first data object represented in the portion of the intermediate representation with a second data field associated with a second data object represented in computer programming instructions used to generate the test procedure.

8. A computing system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to;

create an intermediate representation of a page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description referring to data accessible via a data model, the intermediate representation including at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model, the intermediate representation capable of being rendered to create a rendered page, the rendered page capable of being displayed on a display device;

determine whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation; and

when the test value does not match the expected value, store an indication of an error.

9. The computing system recited in claim 8, the one or more computing devices configured to:

create a data-independent representation of the page with reference to the page description, the intermediate representation being created based on the data-independent representation and the data model, the data-independent representation comprising a representation of the page that is independent of the data accessible via the data model.

10. The computing system recited in claim 9, wherein creating the data-independent representation comprises:

identifying one or more references to components within the page description, each of the components comprising a data object having one or more associated data fields or methods;

retrieving a component definition for each of the identified components; and

including at least a portion of the retrieved component definition for each of the identified components in the data-independent representation.

11. The computing system recited in claim 8, wherein creating the intermediate representation comprises:

executing computer programming instructions included in a page controller associated with the page, the page controller defining one or more operations for creating the page.

12. The computing system recited in claim 8, the one or more computing devices configured to:

compile test procedure computer programming language instructions describing a test procedure for testing the page to create an executable test procedure.

13. The computing system recited in claim 8, wherein determining whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation comprises:

comparing a first data field associated with a first data object represented in the portion of the intermediate representation with a second data field associated with a second data object represented in computer programming instructions used to generate the test procedure.

14. A method of testing a page, the method comprising:

creating an intermediate representation of a page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description referring to data accessible via a data model, the intermediate representation including at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model, the intermediate representation capable of being rendered to create a rendered page, the rendered page capable of being displayed on a display device;

initiating an action in the intermediate representation, the action simulating user input provided via the rendered page, the action capable of causing a change in the data model;

determining whether a test value for a portion of the data model matches an expected value for the portion of the data model; and

when the test value does not match the expected value, storing an indication of an error.

15. The method recited in claim 14, the method further comprising:

creating a data-independent representation of the page with reference to the page description, the intermediate representation being created based on the data-independent representation and the data model, the data-independent representation comprising a representation of the page that is independent of the data accessible via the data model.

16. The method recited in claim 15, wherein creating the data-independent representation comprises:

identifying one or more references to components within the page description, each of the components comprising a data object having one or more associated data fields or methods;

retrieving a component definition for each of the identified components; and

including at least a portion of the retrieved component definition for each of the identified components in the data-independent representation.

17. The method recited in claim 14, wherein creating the intermediate representation comprises:

executing page controller computer programming instructions included in a page controller associated with the page, the page controller defining one or more operations for creating the page.

18. The method recited in claim 14, wherein the one or more operations for creating the page include at least one operation for defining at least a portion of the data model.

19. The method recited in claim 14, the method further comprising:

compiling test procedure computer programming language instructions describing a test procedure for testing the page to create an executable test procedure.

20. The method recited in claim 19, wherein determining whether a test value for a portion of the data model matches an expected value for the portion of the data model comprises:

comparing a first data field associated with a first data object represented in the portion of the data model with a second data field associated with a second data object represented in computer programming instructions used to generate the test procedure.

21. A computing system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to;

create an intermediate representation of a page, the page being defined by a page description implemented in a markup language, the page description referring to data accessible via a data model, the intermediate representation including at least a portion of the data accessible via the data model, the intermediate representation capable of being rendered to create a rendered page, the rendered page capable of being displayed on a display device;

initiate an action in the intermediate representation, the action simulating user input provided via the rendered page, the action capable of causing a change in the data model;

determine whether a test value for a portion of the data model matches an expected value for the portion of the data model; and

when the test value does not match the expected value, store an indication of an error.

22. The computing system recited in claim 21, the one or more computing devices configured to:

create a data-independent representation of the page with reference to the page description, the intermediate representation being created based on the data-independent representation and the data model, the data-independent representation comprising a representation of the page that is independent of the data accessible via the data model.

23. The computing system recited in claim 22, wherein creating the data-independent representation comprises:

identifying one or more references to components within the page description, each of the components comprising a data object having one or more associated data fields or methods;

retrieving a component definition for each of the identified components; and

including at least a portion of the retrieved component definition for each of the identified components in the data-independent representation.

24. The computing system recited in claim 21, wherein creating the intermediate representation comprises:

executing page controller computer programming instructions included in a page controller associated with the page, the page controller defining one or more operations for creating the page.

25. The computing system recited in claim 21, the one or more computing devices configured to:

compile test procedure computer programming language instructions describing a test procedure for testing the page to create an executable test procedure.

26. The computing system recited in claim 25, wherein determining whether a test value for a portion of the intermediate representation matches an expected value for the portion of the intermediate representation comprises:

comparing a first data field associated with a first data object represented in the portion of the intermediate representation with a second data field associated with a second data object represented in computer programming instructions used to generate the test procedure.