Capturing and displaying state of automated user-level testing of a graphical user interface application
US8966447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3672
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an automated user-level testing tool is enhanced to capture additional information about the state of the automated testing, beyond just a screenshot of the application-under-test. In another embodiment, an automated user-level testing tool is enhanced to capture testing state information for multiple points in time (referred to as “snapshots”), beyond just when the application-under-test crashes. This captured information from one execution of an automated test (one “test run”) is stored in one test log, which can then be viewed using a test log viewer. In one embodiment, the graphical user interface (GUI) for the test log viewer includes four areas: a screenshot area, a test script area, a stack trace area, and a timing area. The content shown in the screenshot area, the test script area, and the stack trace area is specific to a particular point in time during a test (e.g., a particular snapshot).
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