JP2002312198A - Program test supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program test supporting device capable of reducing the time required for retesting. SOLUTION: This program test supporting device is provided with a means for selecting a reproduction speed in reproducing an operation history, and a means for reproducing the operation history in accordance with the selected reproduction speed. This device is further provided with a means for recording only the order of the operation, without recording the information relating to an operation time in recording the operation history, a means for selecting the reproduction speed in reproducing the recorded operation order, and a means for reproducing the operation order in accordance with the selected reproduction speed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program test support apparatus for recording an operation history for testing a program under test and reproducing the recorded operation history to test the program under test.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when the same test is performed again, such as when a program is enhanced or debugged, the operation history to be tested is recorded and the recorded operation history is reproduced. Allows you to use test tools that automatically retest.

[0003]

However, the test tool occupies the machine during the re-test, and cannot use the machine during this time. For this reason, the time required for the retest has been a problem. Further, in the above-described test tool, in order to faithfully reproduce the recorded operation history, the retest requires the same time as that at the time of recording. Therefore, there is a problem that the time required for the retest cannot be reduced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program test support device capable of reducing the time required for a retest.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, a program test support apparatus according to the present invention comprises a means for selecting a reproduction speed for reproducing a recording history, and a method for selecting a reproduction speed according to the selected reproduction speed. And means for reproducing the operation history. In addition, there is provided a means for storing the reproduced operation history as another operation history. Further, the information processing apparatus is characterized by including a unit for setting information relating to the operation time in the recorded operation history to arbitrary time information. A means for recording only the operation procedure without recording information on the operation time when recording the operation history; a means for selecting a reproduction speed for reproducing the recorded operation procedure; It is characterized by comprising means for reproducing the operation procedure according to the speed.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. The program test support apparatus 10 of this embodiment includes an operation history recording unit 101 for recording an operation history, an operation history file 102 for storing the recorded operation history, a reproduction speed selection unit 103 for selecting a reproduction speed at the time of reproduction. The operation history reproducing unit 104 reproduces the operation history according to the reproduction speed. The environment of the computer system on which the program under test 15 to be tested operates is an operating system (hereinafter referred to as O).
S), an input / output control unit 14, a display device 13 such as a display, an input device 12 such as a keyboard for inputting characters and commands, and a pointing device 1 such as a mouse.
1 is provided.

The operation history recording unit 101 monitors input operations performed on the program under test 15 through the input / output control unit 14 of the OS, and stores operation information necessary for performing a retest in the operation history file 102. Record. In this case, the operation information is configured by collecting information relating to the operation time of each operation and operation contents according to the operation procedure. The playback speed selection unit 103 selects a playback speed for playing back the recorded operation history file 102. The operation history playback unit 104 acquires the playback speed selected by the playback speed selection unit 103 and operates the OS so that the operation history for the program under test 15 recorded in the operation history file 102 is played back at a speed corresponding to the playback speed. Is sent to the input / output control unit 14. The input / output control unit 14 of the OS processes the received command in the same manner as an instruction from the input device 12 such as a keyboard or the pointing device 11, and passes it to the program under test 15.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a test procedure when the present invention is used. First, in the first test, the operation history recording unit 101 records a test operation on the program under test 15 in the operation history file 102 (step 201). After this, the program under test 1
5 is revised (step 202), and the test is performed again. The second and subsequent tests are performed by reproducing the operation history recorded in the operation history file 102 in the first test. First, the playback speed is set to the operation speed selection unit 1.
03 is selected (step 203). Next, the operation history reproduction unit 104 reproduces the operation history according to the selected reproduction speed (step 205).

The above operations will be described in detail using simple examples. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the program under test 15. This program under test 15 is
Check box A (301) and check box B (3
02) and an "OK" button (303). A test is performed on the program under test 15. FIG. 4 shows an operation content of a test performed on the program under test 15 of FIG. That is, the program under test 15 is started (step 401), and the check box A (301) is turned on (step 40).
2) Move the mouse cursor to the "OK" button (303) (step 403), and press the "OK" button (303) (step 404).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of recording the input operation in the step 401. Operation history recording unit 10
1 acquires input information from a keyboard or a mouse between the input / output control unit 14 of the OS and the program under test 15,
It is stored in the operation history file 102. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the script 601 that records the operation of FIG. In FIG. 6, the first two lines indicate a mouse click on the check box A (301), and the last two lines.
The line indicates a mouse click on the “OK” button (303), and the line in between indicates a locus of mouse movement. Note that, in this script, the last numbers 70, 140, 0,
.., 120 are waiting times. Thereafter, the program under test 15 is revised (step 20 in FIG. 2).
2).

FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen 701 for selecting a reproduction speed in step 203. As shown in the figure, the speed can be selected from two times, four times, eight times, etc. by the GUI. In addition,
This X times is based on the speed at the time of recording. FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reproducing the operation history in step 204. First, the reproduction speed selected in step 203 is obtained (step 801). At this time, the obtained reproduction speed is set to n times. Next, the waiting time in the operation history is reduced according to the playback speed, and the operation history is played back with the reduced waiting time value (step 802). That is, the waiting time is multiplied by 1 / n. At this time, by saving the operation history with the reduced waiting time under a different file name, the shortened operation history can be reproduced from the next time without selecting the speed.

FIG. 9 shows a script when the reproduction speed of the script 601 in FIG. 6 is doubled (the waiting time is reduced by a factor of two). It is half. Here, as a method of shortening the time required for the retest from the time required for recording, there is a method of not recording the information of the waiting time.
This corresponds to not recording the last number of each line indicating the waiting time in the script 601 in FIG. In this case, when the retest is performed, information of an arbitrary waiting time is set from a keyboard or the like, and the information is reproduced at the set reproduction speed. FIG. 10 shows an example of the script 1001 in which information of an arbitrary waiting time is set, and shows an example in which all the last numbers of each line are set to “50”. Therefore, a retest can be performed regardless of the time taken during recording.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the retest of a program, the time required for the retest can be reduced. This allows the machine to be used for other tasks with reduced time. Also, there is no need to prepare a dedicated test machine. Further, by saving and reproducing the omitted operation history, the operation history can be reproduced at a reproduction speed different from that at the time of recording without selecting a reproduction speed. Also, when recording the operation history, time information is not recorded,
By specifying during playback, you can retest regardless of the time taken for recording operations

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a test procedure when the present invention is used.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a program under test 15;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing operation contents of a test performed on a program under test 15 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of recording an input operation in step 401 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a script 601 in which the operation of FIG. 4 is recorded.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen 701 for selecting a reproduction speed in step 203 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reproducing an operation history in step 204 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 shows the reproduction speed of the script 601 in FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the script at the time of multiplying (waiting time is 1/2).

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a script 1001 in which information of an arbitrary waiting time is set.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Program test support device, 11: Pointing device, 12: Input device, 13: Display device, 14: OS
Input / output control unit, 15 ... tested program, 101 ...
Operation history recording unit, 102 ... operation history file, 103 ...
Reproduction speed selection unit 104: Operation history reproduction unit

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A program test support apparatus for recording an operation history for testing a program under test and reproducing the recorded operation history to test the program under test, wherein a reproduction speed for reproducing the operation history And a means for reproducing an operation history according to the selected reproduction speed. 2. The program test support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing the reproduced operation history as another operation history. 3. The program test support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit for setting information relating to the operation time in the recorded operation history to arbitrary time information. 4. A program test support apparatus for recording an operation history for testing a program under test and reproducing the recorded operation history to test the program under test. Means for recording only the operation procedure without recording information on the time, means for selecting a reproduction speed for reproducing the recorded operation procedure, and reproducing the operation procedure according to the selected reproduction speed A program test support device comprising means.