Method and apparatus for making and using test verbs
View Patent ↗A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
1. A computerized method for testing a function of an information-processing system, the method comprising:
providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands;
defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands;
executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions; and
outputting a result of the program.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the executing the program further includes logging results of the program execution.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the logging results of the program execution further includes logging results of the program execution in a markup language having tags facilitating entry of the logging into a database.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether to reject a manufactured part as a result of analyzing results of the executing of the test program.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adjusting a design of a system-under-test based on the analyzing results of the executing of the test program.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a location of a graphical user interface object displayed on a display of an information-processing system.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the graphical user interface object is further processed to derive a text string represented within the graphical user interface object.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing an audio output of an information-processing system with an expected output.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
connecting the computerized system to a database;
storing in a table on the database, words in a primary language linked to words of equal meaning in at least one other language;
identifying the at least one other language equivalent of a word in the primary language.
10. A computer-readable media comprising instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes the method of claim 1 .
11. A computerized system for testing a function of an information-processing system, the system comprising:
a memory;
a set of test commands stored in the memory, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands;
a test verb instruction set program stored in the memory that defines a set of test verbs each including a combination of the test commands;
a test program stored in the memory that includes a plurality of test verb instructions;
a comparator that generates a test result based on a comparison of the result signals to desired result values; and
an output device that presents the test result of the test program.
12. The computerized system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a log file stored in the memory containing a plurality of test results of the test program.
13. The computerized system of claim 12 , wherein the log file is in a markup language having tags that facilitates entry of the log into a database.
14. The computerized system of claim 11 , further comprising:
an output port that drives stimulation signals based on the execution of the test program;
an input port that receives result signals based on behavior of a system-under-test.
15. The computerized system of claim 11 , where in the test verb instruction set program further includes:
commands stored in the memory for determining whether to reject a manufactured part based on analysis of the test results.
16. The computerized system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a set of commands stored in the memory for determining a location of a graphical user interface object displayed on a display of the information-processing system.
17. The computerized system of claim 16 , further comprising:
a set of commands stored in the memory to further process the graphical user interface object to derive a text string represented within the graphical user interface object.
18. The computerized system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a set of commands stored in the memory for comparing an audio output of an information-processing system with an expected output.
19. The computerized system of claim 11 , further comprising:
the computerized system connected to a database.
20. The computerized system of claim 19 , further comprising:
a table on the database containing words in a primary language linked to words of equal meaning in at least one other language;
a set of commands stored in the memory for identifying the at least one other language equivalent of a word in the primary language.
21. A computerized system for testing a function of an information-processing device, the system comprising:
a memory having stored therein a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands;
means for defining a set of test verbs, each test verb defined by a combination of the test commands, and for executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions; and
an output device that outputs a result of the program.