Inserting test scripts
A method and system to automatically insert a test script into a web application is provided. A web browser is monitored to detect the navigation in the web application. The test script is automatically inserted into the web application rendered on a web browser after a navigation is detected in the web application.
1. A method comprising:
rendering a web application in a test browser executing on a test device, the web application being served from a web application server separate from the test device;
accessing a data store to obtain a performance test script, the data store being separate from the test device and the web application server;
detecting a navigation in the web application rendered in a client browser executing on a client device in communication with the web application server, said client device being separate from the test device, the server, and the data store;
in response to the detecting, automatically inserting the performance test script in a document context of the web application as rendered in the test browser; and measuring the performance of the web application as rendered in the test browser by executing the performance test script on the test device.
2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
at least one of the web application server and the client device providing a copy of data transmitted between the web application and the client device to the test device; and
duplicating or simulating on the test device an interaction between the web application server and the client device based on the copy of data.
3. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement a method including:
rendering a web application in a test browser executing on a test device, the web application being served from a web application server separate from the test device;
accessing a data store to obtain a performance test script, the data store being separate from the test device and the web application server;
detecting a navigation in the web application rendered in a client browser executing on a client device in communication with the web application server, said client device being separate from the test device, the server, and the data store;
in response to the detecting, automatically inserting the performance test script in a document context of the web application as rendered in the test browser; and measuring the performance of the web application as rendered in the test browser by executing the performance test script on the test device.
4. A computer program product as recited in claim 3 wherein the method further includes:
at least one of the web application server and the client device providing a copy of data transmitted between the web application and the client device to the test device; and
duplicating or simulating an interaction between the web application server and the client device based on the copy of data.
5. A test device comprising:
a processor;
a test browser to render a web application served by a web application server separate from the test device;
a monitor engine to detect navigation in the web application as rendered by a client browser executing on a client device separate from the test device and the web application server; and
a test engine to access a data server to obtain a performance test script, and to, in response to a detection provided by the monitor engine, insert the performance test script into a document context of the web application as rendered in the test browser so that the performance test script is executed to measure the performance of the web application.
6. A test device as recited in claim 5 wherein the test browser is configured to duplicate or simulate an interaction between the web application server and the client browser based on a copy of data received by the test device from at least one of the web application server and the client device.