Method and system for an automation framework for internationalization compliant applications
An automation framework for internationalization compliant applications is described. The automation framework includes a computer that executes a parser, an execution engine, and a logger. The parser parses a test case from a test case suite to identify script instructions to test an internationalization compliant application. The script instructions include a reference identifier. The execution engine executes the script instructions to test the internationalization compliant application, to identify at least one message identifier and at least one message string based on referencing a lookup database for an automation framework using the reference identifier, and to validate at least one message identifier and at least one message string with the internationalization compliant application. The logger logs a result of executing the script instructions, and outputs the result via an output device.
1. A system for an automation framework for internationalization compliant applications, the system comprising:
a computer having one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions, executed by the computer to provide:
a synchronization engine configured to: i) identify a modification for at least one of a message identifier and a corresponding message string stored in a message catalog for an internationalization compliant application, ii) synchronize a lookup database for an automation framework with the message catalog based upon the modification of the at least one of the message identifier and the corresponding message string, and iii) assign the modified at least one the message identifier corresponding to the message string to a reference identifier after synchronizing the lookup database with the message catalog;
a parser configured to parse a test case to identify script instructions for testing the internationalization compliant application, the identified script instructions including the reference identifier, the message identifier and the corresponding message string being stored within the lookup database that is external to the test script;
an execution engine configured to test the international compliant application after parsing the test case by executing the identified script instructions, wherein executing the script instructions includes identifying the message identifier and the corresponding message string stored within the lookup database using the reference identifier associated with the message identifier, and to validate the message identifier and the corresponding message string with the internationalization compliant application; and
a logger configured to log a result of executing the script instructions, and to output the result via an output device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein using the reference identifier to identify the corresponding message string stored in the lookup database comprises referencing a message catalog for the internationalization compliant application using the message identifier linked with the reference identifier in the lookup database.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein validating the message identifier and the corresponding message string with the internationalization compliant application comprises generating a result indicating a comparison success in response to the message identifier and the corresponding message string matching a corresponding message identifier and a message string associated with the corresponding message identifier for the internationalization compliant application.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein validating the message identifier and the corresponding message string with the internationalization compliant application comprises generating a result indicating a comparison failure in response to the message identifier and the corresponding message string failing to match a corresponding message identifier and a message string associated with the corresponding message identifier for the internationalization compliant application.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a test initializer executed on the computer and configured to receive user input that identifies the internationalization compliant application for testing and a test case to test the internationalization compliant application.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the test initializer is initiated via a command line interface.
7. The system of claim 1 further comprising a data generator configured to generate application test data for the computer.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the data generator is one of a file system data generator, a SQL data generator, an exchange data generator, a Sharepoint data generator, and an Oracle data generator.
9. A computer-implemented method for an automation framework for internationalization compliant applications, the method comprising:
identifying a modification to at least one of a message identifier and a message string corresponding to the message identifier, the message identifier and the corresponding message string being stored in a message catalog for an internationalization compliant application;
synchronizing a lookup database for an automation framework with the message catalog based on the modification of the at least one of the message identifier and corresponding message string;
assigning the modified at least one of the message identifier and corresponding message string to a reference identifier after synchronizing the lookup database with the message catalog;
parsing a test case to identify script instructions for testing an internationalization compliant application, the identified script instructions including the reference identifier identifying the message identifier corresponding to the message string, the message identifier and the corresponding message string being stored within a lookup database that is external to the test script;
testing the international compliant application after parsing the test case by executing the identified script instructions, wherein executing the script instructions includes identifying using the reference identifier, the at least one of the message identifier and the message string stored within the lookup database using the reference identifier associated with the message identifier, and to validate the at least one of the message identifier and the message string with the internationalization compliant application;
logging a result of executing the script instructions; and
outputting the result via an output device.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein identifying the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string stored in the message catalog for the internationalization compliant application is based on periodically polling the message catalog.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein identifying the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string stored in the message catalog for the internationalization compliant application is based on parsing a current version of the message catalog and comparing a parsed current version of the message catalog to a parsed previous version of the message catalog.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein synchronizing the lookup database for the automation framework with the message catalog based on the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string is synchronized by a synchronization engine.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the synchronization engine synchronizes the lookup database for the automation framework with the message catalog based on at least one of a snapshot computer storage technology and a rsync synchronization technology.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein assigning the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to the reference identifier comprises outputting information associated with the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to the output device.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein assigning the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to the reference identifier comprises assigning the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to a reference identifier previously stored in the lookup database.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein assigning the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to the reference identifier comprises assigning the modification for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string to a reference identifier created for the at least one of the message identifier and the message string.
17. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed by one or more processors to implement a method for an automation framework for internationalization compliant applications, the method comprising:
identifying a modification to at least one of a message identifier and a message string corresponding to the message identifier, the message identifier and the corresponding message string being stored in a message catalog for an internationalization compliant application;
synchronizing a lookup database for an automation framework with the message catalog based on the modification of the at least one of the message identifier and corresponding message string;
assigning the modified at least one of the message identifier and corresponding message string to a reference identifier after synchronizing the lookup database with the message catalog;
parsing a test case to identify script instructions for testing an internationalization compliant application, the identified script instructions including the reference identifier identifying the message identifier corresponding to the message string, the message identifier and the corresponding message string being stored within a lookup database that is external to the test script;
testing the international compliant application after parsing the test case by executing the identified script instructions, wherein executing the script instructions includes identifying using the reference identifier, the at least one of the message identifier and the message string stored within the lookup database using the reference identifier associated with the message identifier, and to validate the at least one of the message identifier and the message string with the internationalization compliant application;
logging a result of executing the script instructions; and
outputting the result via an output device.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein referencing the lookup database for the automation framework using the reference identifier comprises referencing a message catalog for the internationalization compliant application using the at least one of the message identifier and the message string linked with the reference identifier in the lookup database.
19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein validating the at least one of the message identifier and the message string with the internationalization compliant application comprises generating a result indicating a comparison success in response to the at least one of the message identifier and the message string matching a corresponding message identifier and a corresponding message string for the internationalization compliant application.
20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein validating the at least one of the message identifier and the message string with the internationalization compliant application comprises generating a result indicating a comparison failure in response to the at least one of the message identifier and the message string failing to match a corresponding message identifier and a corresponding message string for the internationalization compliant application.