Automation of testing in remote sessions

• US 7,664,993 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Alladi, Mahadeva, Elangovan, Thirunavukkarasu
• Primary Examiner(s): Maskulinski; Michael C
• Application Number:
  US11/679,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 714/44
• US Class Current: 714/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for implementing automation of testing in remote sessions. In an implementation, a test agent is deployed at a remote server to automate testing of various components in a remote session between the remote server and a remote client. The test agent enables automation, synchronization and monitoring of test commands between the remote client and the remote server. The test agent communicates with test applications deployed at the remote client to test the components in the remote session.

Claims

1. A client computing device comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory;

a remote connection agent stored in the memory, wherein the remote connection agent establishes a remote session with a server; and

one or more test applications stored in the memory that provide a framework conducting component testing on the remote session, wherein the component testing is supported by component specific plug-ins, wherein the plug-ins support multiple component testing.

2. The client computing device of claim 1, wherein remote session is established on a virtual channel that handles custom data formats independently from a communication protocol.

3. The client computing device of claim 1, wherein remote session leverages an existing communication protocol between the client computing device and the server.

4. The client computing device of claim 1, wherein the remote connection agent receives test inputs from the one or more test applications in conducting component testing.

5. The client computing device of claim 4, wherein the test inputs are communicated to a test agent resident at the server that monitors the functioning of the component testing.

6. The client computing device of claim 1, wherein test reports are received from the server.

7. A server comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory; and

a test agent stored in the memory, wherein the test agent includes one or more plug-ins used for component specific testing between the server and one or more remote client devices, wherein the plug-ins support multiple component testing.

8. The server of claim 7, wherein the plug-ins relate to a component to implement testing and monitoring of functioning of the component.

9. The server of claim 7, wherein the plug-ins include one or more of the following:

a printer test, a redirection test, an auto-reconnect, and an audio test.

10. The server of claim 7, wherein the test agent uses the plug-ins to generate a test report.

11. The server of claim 7, wherein one or more plug-ins are added to the test agent to support a modified component testing.

12. A method comprising:

establishing a remote session with one or more computing devices;

sending test inputs for testing a component to component specific plug-ins; and

conducting the testing of the component using the component specific plug-ins, wherein the plug-ins support multiple component testing.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the establishing is over a secure communication protocol used by the one or more computing devices to communicate with a server.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the establishing is over a virtual channel between the one or more computing devices and a remote server.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the test inputs are provided by test applications to a test agent that includes the component specific plug-ins.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising generating a test report from the testing of the component.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the test report is sent to the one or more computing devices.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the test report is used to generate further tests inputs.