Self-generating robotic process environments
One embodiment provides a method of using a computing device to provide regression testing for RPA including monitoring, by the computing device, an RPA bot while the RPA bot is executing a routine in a web test environment. Based on the monitoring, the computing device generates a simulated environment including all elements of the web test environment that the RPA bot interacts with. The computing device further continuously runs the routine in the simulated environment. Upon detecting a change in the web test environment, the computing device propagates the change to the simulated environment and verifies whether the change breaks the routine.
1 . A method of using a computing device to provide regression testing for Robotic Process Automation (RPA), the method comprising:
monitoring, by the computing device, an RPA bot while the RPA bot is executing a routine in a web test environment;
based on the monitoring, generating, by the computing device, a simulated environment comprising all elements of the web test environment the RPA bot interacts with;
continuously running, by the computing device, the routine in the simulated environment; and
upon detecting a change in the web test environment, propagating, by the computing device, the change to the simulated environment and verifying whether the change breaks the routine.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the routine is automatically regression tested.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
upon RPA code spanning a plurality of processes across multiple websites, simulating, by the computing device, a plurality of web applications for the multiple websites.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the simulated environment is an acceptance environment for testing approved and planned changes impacting RPA code for an actual environment.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of uniform resource locators (URLs) used by the RPA bot in the simulated environment is proxied to an original web application.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein an analyzer process executes in the web test environment, and the analyzer process comprises a browser plugin that executes in the web test environment as a virtual machine that is configured for intercepting network calls, capturing details of clicks of the RPA bot and tracking the URLs the RPA bot visits.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a schedular process executes in the web test environment and determines integration testing scheduling for the RPA bot.
8 . A computer program product for providing regression testing for Robotic Process Automation (RPA), the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
monitor, by the processor, an RPA bot while the RPA bot is executing a routine in a web test environment;
based on the monitoring, generate, by the processor, a simulated environment comprising all elements of the web test environment the RPA bot interacts with;
continuously run, by the processor, the routine in the simulated environment; and
upon detecting a change in the web test environment, propagate, by the processor, the change to the simulated environment and verifying whether the change breaks the routine.
9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the routine is automatically regression tested.
10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions executable by the processor further cause the processor to:
upon RPA code spanning a plurality of processes across multiple websites, simulate, by the processor, a plurality of web applications for the multiple websites.
11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the simulated environment is an acceptance environment for testing approved and planned changes impacting RPA code for an actual environment.
12 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of uniform resource locators (URLs) used by the RPA bot in the simulated environment is proxied to an original web application.
13 . The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein an analyzer process executes in the web test environment, and the analyzer process comprises a browser plugin that executes in the web test environment as a virtual machine that is configured for intercepting network calls, capturing details of clicks of the RPA bot and tracking the URLs the RPA bot visits.
14 . The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein a schedular process executes in the web test environment and determines integration testing scheduling for the RPA bot.
15 . An apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
monitor an RPA bot while the RPA bot is executing a routine in a web test environment;
based on the monitoring, generate a simulated environment comprising all elements of the web test environment the RPA bot interacts with;
continuously run the routine in the simulated environment; and
upon detection of a change in the web test environment, propagate the change to the simulated environment and verifying whether the change breaks the routine.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the routine is automatically regression tested.
17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
upon RPA code spanning a plurality of processes across multiple websites, simulate a plurality of web applications for the multiple websites.
18 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the simulated environment is an acceptance environment for testing approved and planned changes impacting RPA code for an actual environment.
19 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of uniform resource locators (URLs) used by the RPA bot in the simulated environment is proxied to an original web application.
20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:
an analyzer process executes in the web test environment;
the analyzer process comprises a browser plugin that executes in the web test environment as a virtual machine that is configured for intercepting network calls, capturing details of clicks of the RPA bot and tracking the URLs the RPA bot visits; and
a schedular process executes in the web test environment and determines integration testing scheduling for the RPA bot.