AU2011100465A4

AU2011100465A4 - Method and system for universal test scripting software

Info

Publication number: AU2011100465A4
Application number: AU2011100465A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Nitin Parashari
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-04-25
Filing date: 2011-04-25
Publication date: 2011-06-02
Anticipated expiration: 2019-04-25

Description

AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION INNOVATION PATENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL TEST SCRIPTING SOFTWARE The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me: 1 DESCRIPTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL TEST SCRIPTING SOFTWARE This invention relates to a new computer software based implementation of a system to write universally usable manual test scripts. Testing is one of the most important phases of software development. If 5 software is not tested properly it may result in failure. Today in market we have many manual testing software but they all use their own formats to create manual test scripts. If an organization is using multiple testing software then they can not interchange test scripts as they will be incompatible with each other, so this invention aims at the basic and 10 complete solution for producing universally usable test scripts using software. Problem: Incompatible multiplatform test scripts Main reason for incompatible test scripts is usage of individual format by 15 different testing software which makes scripts non-interchangeable between different testing software. Even the test script format and their file formats are different which creates extra manual work to re-create scripts if organization migrates from one testing software to another. 20 This invention aims to solve the problem of Incompatible test scripts by implementing a solution for the problem discussed above. To generate universally compatible test scripts this software uses a companion database coded in completely new format which stores 25 everything in an encrypted format. It is very important to have handlers which can convert this format to the targeted software format. Thus an interfacing converter handler is designed as part of this solution. Thus we basically have three components part of this solution, software, an encrypted database and interfacing handler. 30 Process of producing universally compatible scripts starts by scanning the complete application under test. Once scanning is complete this software computes the steps and all possible verification points available on a present screen of application under test. User is now presented with all the possible 2 steps and Verification points. User selects the appropriate steps and verification points. Now user is presented with rough script where user can graphically drag and drop steps and verification points. Once script is finalized it is converted to encrypted code and a specific table is activated in 5 the accompanying database which uses its own encryption technique, for example, steps in steps table and verification points in verification point table. At this point script is ready and stored in software's database in encrypted format. Now user can read script in only this software but if user wants to 10 migrate scripts to some other testing software they just press migrate button and declare the software name they want them formatted to. This process in turn invokes interface handler which decrypts the whole data and arranges the whole data in script to match the target software format. Thus, finally it exports and re-writes script automatically in the new format which can be 15 used with the selected software. This step is backward compatible as well, this handler can read and get any script into its own encrypted format as well. Using this software user can successfully create universal scripts which are free from any format binding of any specific testing software. Scripts which 20 are now produced can be normally used with the other testing software. We can generate any format and any testing software compatible scripts using this software. To assist with understanding the invention, reference will now be made to the 25 accompanying drawings which show one example of the invention. In the drawings: Figure 1 shows example of components used in this invention. Figure 2 shows example of end to end script generation and migration process used in this invention. 30 Referring to figure 1 it can be seen that which all components are used in this invention, 50 shows the testing software which will interact with user for test scripting. 53 is the second component which consists of 51 which is encrypted database used to store script in respective tables in encrypted 35 format and 52 which is interface handler used to change format to target testing software's format. Referring to figure 2 it can be seen that how end to end script generation and migration process 25 will work. Using this software 20 application under test 40 is scanned and rough script is generated, rough script is then presented to user for modification graphically and finally saving 21. Script is now saved in specific encrypted tables of accompanying database 22. User now presses 3 migrate button in the software, interface handler is invoked which coverts script to target software's format 23. Scripts are re-written automatically in new format for use, this process is backward compatible as well 24. Backward compatibility allows handler to read scripts from other formats 5 and convert them to its native format.

Claims

1. A method and system for universal test scripting software is a software which works by scanning application under test and creating test scripts 5 which can be altered by users and later migrated to any other testing software's format which makes its scripts universally compatible.

2. A method and system for universal test scripting software of claim 1 comprises of accompanying database which divides data stored in test 10 scripts into encrypted sectional tables. This database uses it own encryption technique and stores everything encrypted in its own tables.

3. A method and system for universal test scripting software of claim 1 to 2 also comprises of accompanying interface handler which has the 15 capability to transform formats. It can read native format and change scripts into another testing software's format which makes this software a universal script generation and migration tool. This interface handler is backward compatible as well which can convert other formats into its native formats as well. 20

4. A method and system for universal test scripting software of claim 1 to 3 utilizes all the components mentioned, all the processes mentioned in this invention are part of this software and are considered to be the core processes of this software, these include: writing test scripts in encrypted 25 format, storing scripts in respective tables in accompanying encrypted database and migrating scripts to other format using interface handler with backward compatibility Apart from these, other processes utilizing the methods mentioned in this invention are well within capacity of this invention. 30

5. A method and system for universal test scripting software substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Nitin Parashari Date: 25 April 2011