Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for conducting automated tests
View Patent ↗Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are provided that conduct an automated test by creating automated testing scripts that are readable by automated testing software without requiring the automated testing scripts to be created by a programmer with knowledge of the particular scripting language used by the automated testing software. Rather, a test case template is generated by receiving input from the user in the form of keywords and selections that are not specified in a particular scripting language. Instructions for converting the test case template into a readable format are accessed by the automated testing software, such that the automated testing software can read the test case template as though it were created in the corresponding scripting language of the automated testing software, thereby allowing the automated testing software to execute the automated test.
1. A method of conducting an automated test comprising:
generating, via a processor, a test case template by:
receiving a selection by a user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined, via the processor, to be available based on the object class selected;
accessing a keyword function library including instructions for configuring an automated test using the test case template; and
executing the automated test based on the instructions in the keyword function library.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the test case template further comprises receiving from the user an indication of an object name to be tested.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the test case template comprises a sequence of test steps, wherein each test step is generated by:
receiving a selection by the user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined, via the processor, to be available based on the object class selected.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein generating the test case template further comprises receiving a selection by the user indicating whether to proceed to a subsequent test step in an instance in which the test action specified in a current test step fails.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automated test is executed in response to execution of a driver script entered by the user.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein executing the automated test comprises accessing settings stored in a local environment variable file.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a test execution report providing data regarding results of the automated test.
8. An apparatus for conducting an automated test comprising, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
generate a test case template by:
receiving a selection by a user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined, via the processor, to be available based on the object class selected;
access a keyword function library including instructions for configuring an automated test using the test case template; and
execute the automated test based on the instruction in the keyword function library.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the test case template by receiving from the user an indication of an object name to be tested.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the test case template comprises a sequence of test steps, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate each test step by:
receiving a selection by the user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined, via the processor, to be available based on the object class selected.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the test case template by receiving a selection by the user indicating whether to proceed to a subsequent test step in an instance in which the test action specified in a current test step fails.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to execute the automated test by accessing settings stored in a local environment variable file.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate a test execution report providing data regarding results of the automated test.
14. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
generating a test case template by:
receiving a selection by a user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined to be available based on the object class selected;
accessing a keyword function library including instructions for configuring an automated test using the test case template; and
executing the automated test based on the instructions in the keyword function library.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the program code portions for generating the test case template further comprise program code instructions configured for receiving from a user an indication of an object name to be tested.
16. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the test case template comprises a sequence of test steps, wherein the program code portions for generating each test step further comprise program code instructions configured for:
receiving a selection by the user of an object class to be tested from a list of predefined object classes; and
receiving a selection by the user of a test action from one or more test actions determined to be available based on the object class selected.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the program code portions for generating the test case template further comprise program code instructions configured for receiving a selection by the user indicating whether to proceed to a subsequent test step in an instance in which the test action specified in a current test step fails.
18. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the program code portions for executing the automated test further comprise program code instructions configured for executing the automated test in response to execution of a driver script entered by the user.
19. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the program code portions for executing the automated test further comprise program code instructions configured for accessing settings stored in a local environment variable file.
20. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the program code portions further comprise program code instructions configured for generating a test execution report providing data regarding results of the automated test.