Test automation tool for domain registration systems

• US 9,015,670 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
• Original Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
• Inventors: Chavvakula, Omkarnath R., Vankeuren, Rick, Atmavilas, Vijay Simha, Kandimalla, Chandra S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US14/042,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20140052747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 717124-129, 707/705, 707/713
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/302 Administrative registration, e.g. for domain names at internet corporation for assigned names and numbers [ICANN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]

Abstract

The present subject matter is directed to systems and methods for automating the testing of multi-function systems, such as naming registration systems and the like. A method of testing a registry, and the like, may include providing a command phrase including an add command and at least one function that includes an artificial attribute for a domain added by the add command. The command phrase may specify an operation, a protocol, and an object. The operation may include at least one of add, delete, or update domain. The protocol may include at least one of RRP and EPP. One or more parameters associated with the command phrase may be provided and may include an expected response code and/or a variable. One or more additional parameters that are associated with the command phrase may be determined and a database may be accessed to provide the one or more additional parameters. The command phrase, the one or more additional parameters, and/or the one or more additional parameters may be translated into an XML command and the XML command transmitted to the registry, or the like. A response from the registry may be evaluated to determine potential problems with database.

Claims

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

obtaining one or more command phrases specifying a test case, wherein;

the one or more command phrases are in a natural language based syntax; and

the test case specifies a database operation;

obtaining one or more parameters associated with the one or more command phrases;

translating, using one or more processors, the one or more command phrases and the one or more parameters into an XML command;

transmitting the XML command to the database;

obtaining a response from the database;

storing the response; and

determining that the response corresponds to a predetermined anticipated response for the test case.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is a registry.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the registry comprises a thick registry.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the registry comprises a thin registry.

5. The method claim 2, wherein the registry is a Domain Name System (DNS) registry.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the test case comprises a test to verify DNS security extension functionality of the DNS registry.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the test case specifies a protocol.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium bearing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the following steps:

obtaining one or more command phrases specifying a test case, wherein;

the one or more command phrases are in a natural language based syntax; and

the test case specifies a database operation;

obtaining one or more parameters associated with the one or more command phrases;

translating the one or more command phrases and the one or more parameters into an XML command;

transmitting the XML command to a database;

obtaining a response from the database;

storing the response; and

determining that the response corresponds to a predetermined anticipated response for the test case.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the database is a registry.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the registry comprises a thick registry.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the registry comprises a thin registry.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the registry is a Domain Name System (DNS) registry.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the test case comprises a test to verify DNS security extension functionality of the DNS registry.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the test case specifies a protocol.

15. A system for testing a database comprising:

a processor; and

a storage medium including instructions for causing the processor to perform a method comprising;

obtaining one or more command phrases specifying a test case, wherein;

the one or more command phrases are in a natural language based syntax; and

the test case specifies a database operation;

obtaining one or more parameters associated with the one or more command phrases;

translating the one or more command phrases and the one or more parameters into an XML command;

transmitting the XML command to the database;

obtaining a response from the database;

storing the response; and

determining that the response corresponds to a predetermined anticipated response for the test case.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the database is a registry.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the registry comprises a thick registry.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the registry comprises a thin registry.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the registry is a Domain Name System (DNS) registry.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the test case comprises a test to verify DNS security extension functionality of the DNS registry.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the test case specifies a protocol.

22. A method of testing a database, the method comprising:

obtaining one or more command phrases specifying a test case, wherein;

the one or more command phrases are in a natural language based syntax and include an artificial attribute; and

the test case specifies a database operation;

translating by a computer processor the one or more command phrases into an XML command;

transmitting the XML command to the database;

obtaining a result from the database;

storing the result; and

determining that the result corresponds to a predetermined expected result, wherein the predetermined expected result is correlated with the test case and the artificial attribute.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the database is a registry.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the registry comprises a thick registry.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the registry comprises a thin registry.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the registry is a Domain Name System (DNS) registry.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the test case comprises a test to verify DNS security extension functionality of the registry.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the test case specifies a protocol.