JPH05274186A - Input data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain an unmanned test with an input data processor by omitting the check of the screen under execution of a test. CONSTITUTION:An input data processor 10 is provided with a processor 11 which processes an application program 12, an input part 13 consisting of a keyboard containing a screen log key 13a which instructs the recording of the hard copy of a screen to a screen log file 18, etc., an automatic operation flag 15 which shows the data reading destination, a key logging mode flag 16 which sets the storage or nonstorage of the input data into a key log file, a key log file 17 which stores the input data as the logging data in response to the display state of the flag 16, and a screen log file 18 which records the displayed screen based on the operation of the key 13a. In such a constitution, the logging information is successively read out of the file 17 in a test mode and the input data are processed. At the same time, the screens are successively recorded in the file 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input data processing device, and more particularly to an input data processing device capable of completely unmanned program test.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art What is a program test automation tool?
As shown in FIG. 14, once the operation data is collected, it is a tool that automatically reproduces the operation without performing the same operation thereafter. In FIG. 14, logging means recording a physical event that occurs over time. In a computer system, all system messages and operating instructions to an operator are called a system log. In addition to this, all input / output information from a terminal device to the system is the subject of logging. Both are useful for clarifying abnormal operation of computer systems. A trace program can also be considered logging for a particular program execution. The program 11 receives data, a processing procedure, and the like from the input device 14 such as the keyboard 12 and the mouse 13, and advances the processing according to the input. Generally, many program test apparatuses have a function of saving the operation code input from the input device 14 in the disk, and this saving function is called logging. Then, when the same test as that at the time of logging is performed again, the operation code in the logging file 15 saved at the time of logging is sent to the program 11 without touching the input device 14 at all so that the previous time can be obtained. Similar tests can be done automatically. This reproducing function is called a replay function. Conventionally, when a computer and an operator perform an execution test of software that executes processing interactively, what kind of display result is displayed on a CRT screen with respect to operator input data has been confirmed.
When the same test is repeated, the operator's input data is logged and the data is given to the software to reduce the manual operation of the operator.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional input data processing apparatus, since the display result can only be confirmed visually, the test work cannot be automated and the test is being executed. , I had to constantly check the screen and it was impossible to unattend the test. In other words, in the past, when performing replay work, the tester did not have to operate the keyboard, but in order to determine whether the execution result was correct, he stuck in front of the machine and watched the screen. It had to be done and did not contribute to the reduction of test time. An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to check the screen during test execution and to make the test unmanned.

[0004]

The means of the present invention are as follows. The data input means is, for example, a keypad for inputting hiragana, alphanumeric characters, etc., a numeric keypad, a keyboard provided with function keys such as an execution key, or the like. The screen copy instruction means is a screen log key or the like provided on a keyboard or the like for instructing the operator to make a hard copy of the screen information. The logging information storage means is a key logging file, a screen logging file, or the like that sequentially stores logging information including input data and screen copy instruction information instructed by the screen copy instruction means. The recording means sequentially reads the logging information from the logging information storage means to process the input data, and if the read logging information has screen copy instruction information, sequentially records the screen at that time according to the screen copy instruction information. For example, it is executed by the CPU and the screen is recorded in the screen logging file or the like.

[0005]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. First,
When the operator inputs predetermined data by the data input means, this input data is logged in the logging information storage means, processed by the recording means and displayed on the display unit. In this state, when the operator gives an instruction to copy the screen displayed by the screen copy instruction means, the screen information is stored in the logging information storage means as logging information. In this way, a series of logging information is sequentially stored in the logging information storage means. Then, for example, at the time of a test, the recording means sequentially reads the logging information from the logging information storage means, the read input data is processed, and if the logging information has a screen copy instructing means, the screen copying instructing means is used at that time. Screens are sequentially recorded. Therefore, it is not necessary to check the screen during the test execution, and the test can be completely unmanned.

[0006]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13 are views showing an embodiment of an input data processing device, which is an example applied to a program test device. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the input data processing device 10. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a processing device including a CPU for controlling the entire device and performing various data processing including input data processing and automatic processing. The processing device 11 inputs data in accordance with a microprogram stored in a ROM (not shown). It controls various operations of the data processing device and processes an application program (application software) 12. In the processing device 11,
Input from the input unit 13, which is a keyboard having various data input keys, function keys, and a screen log key 13a for instructing recording of screen hard copy to a screen log file 18 (described later), and the like. The key buffer 14 for temporarily storing the input code and the data read destination are displayed (when the flag is "0", the data is read from the key buffer 14 and when the flag is "1", the data is read from the key log file 17). Set the automatic operation flag 15 to read) and whether to store the input data in the key log file 17 (input data is stored when the flag is "1", input data is stored when the flag is "0") Key logging mode flag 16 to be set) and the data input from the input unit 13 when the key logging mode flag 16 is "1". Stores the, key logging file 17 does not store the input data at the time of "0", the screen log Fairu 18 that records screen being displayed on the screen according to the operation of the screen log key 13a,
CR for displaying the display data recorded in the display memory 19
The display unit 20 such as T is connected to each.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the input processing at the time of the first test, which will be described later by executing this flow.
~ The operation shown in Fig. 6 is performed. When the program starts, first in step S1, the key buffer 1
Read the key data input via 4 and execute the step S
In step 2, the key logging mode flag 16 is checked to determine whether or not logging is to be executed. In the logging mode, the input data is logged in the key log file 17 in step S5, and the process proceeds to step S4.
When not in the logging mode, the input data logging is not performed and the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, it is determined whether the input key data is the screen log key 13a, and the screen log key 1
If it is not 3a, it means that the screen copy instruction has not been given, so that the processing of the application program 12 for the key data is executed in step S5, the processing result is displayed in step S6, and the present flow ends. For example,
As shown in FIG. 3, when the data "ABC" is input from the input unit 13, the data is input to the processing device 11 via the key buffer 14, written in the key log file 17, and logged. , Input data "AB
Result of application software processing for "C""12"
3 ″ is displayed on the display screen A-1 of the display unit 20.

On the other hand, when the input key data is the screen log key 13a, the screen data displayed on the display screen of the display section 20 is used as screen logging for the screen log file 1
In order to record in 8, the screen blink is first turned off in step S7, the screen data at that time is logged in the screen log file 18 in step S8, the screen blink is turned on in step S9, and the screen blink is restarted. Ends the process. For example, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation when the operator presses the screen log key 13a instructing logging of screen data in the case of FIG. As shown in this figure, the screen log key 13 is stored in the key log file 17.
While a is logged, the data of the screen A-1 displayed on the display unit 20 is logged in the screen log file 18.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the operator further inputs the data "DEF" from the input unit 13, the data "DEF" is written in the key log file 17 by the processing unit 11, and the data "DEF" is also written. D
The processing result “456” of the software processing by EF ”is displayed on the display screen A-2 of the display unit 20. In FIG. 6, the operation when the screen log key 13a is pressed again by the operator in FIG. When the screen log key 13a is pressed again as shown in the figure, the screen log key 13a is logged in the key log file 17 and the screen A-2 displayed on the display unit 20 is displayed.
Data is logged to the screen log file.

Here, the screen data is stored in the screen log file 1
The reason why the screen blinking is temporarily turned off when recording in 8 is as follows. That is, at the time of key input, the key input data is blinked (a state in which normal display and reverse display are repeated) on the display screen (screen 1) as shown in FIG. 7 until the key input is confirmed by operating the execution key or the like. is there. Therefore, if a hard copy of the screen information in such a blinking state is taken, there are two states of the hard copy A of the screen 1 and the normally displayed hard copy B which are inverted according to the timing as shown in FIG. Will be recorded. Since the input data processing device 10 records screen information in addition to the logging information of the key data in the screen log file 18 for later comparison (or automatic comparison at the time of comparison), the screen information Should be recorded as logging information in one unified state. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the screen log key 13a is pressed in step S4, the screen blink of the screen 2 blinking as shown in FIG. 8 is temporarily turned off, and the screen information screen log file 18 that is blink off is displayed. Then, the screen is hard-copied and then blinking is turned on to restore the blinking state as shown in the screen 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an automatic process for automatically executing a test based on the key data recorded in the key log file 17. By executing this flow, the operations shown in FIGS. 10 to 13 described later are performed. First, in step S11, the key log file 17
The key data (logging data) recorded in is read, and it is determined in step S12 whether the key data is the screen log key 13a from the screen. If the key data is not the screen log key 13a, it means that the screen copy instruction has not been given, so the processing of the application program 12 (for example, the application program in which the application program used in FIG. 2 is changed) for the key data is executed in step S13 Then, the processing result is displayed in step S14, and the process proceeds to step S18. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the data “ABC” recorded as the logging information is sequentially read from the key log file 17, the data is processed, and the processing result “123” is displayed on the display unit 20. Display on screen B-1.

On the other hand, when the data is the screen log key 13a, in order to record the screen data displayed on the display screen of the display unit 20 as the screen logging in the screen log file 18, the screen blink is first turned off in step S15. From step S16, the screen data at that time is logged in the screen log file 18, the step blink is turned on to restart the screen blink, and the process proceeds to step S18. For example, in FIG. 11, when the code of the screen log key 13a is read from the key log file 17, the display screen B-1 “123” displayed on the display unit 20 is logged in the screen log file 18 by the screen log key 13a. ..

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the data "DEF" is read from the key log file 17 by the same processing, and the processing result "456" of the software processing by the data "DEF" is displayed on the display screen B- Display on 2.
Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the code of the screen log key 13a is read from the key log file 17 so that the screen B-2 displayed on the display unit 20 is logged in the screen log file 18.

In step S18, the key log file 1
It is determined whether or not there is key data in 7. If there is key data, the process returns to step S11 and the above logging operation is repeated. If there is no key data, the process proceeds to step S19. When the process of step S18 ends, the logging operation including the screen logging ends for the time being, but in the present embodiment, in addition to the above logging operation, the following steps S19 to S2 are performed.
By the three processes, the matching result of the screen data in the screen log file 18 can be automatically output. That is, in step S19, image data of corresponding screens in the screen log file 18 are compared, and in step S20, corresponding screens in the screen log file 18 (for example, as shown in FIG.
It is determined whether or not the screen A-2 of FIG. 13 and the screen B-2 of FIG. 13 all match. Here, when the screen log key 13a is operated and the screen information is hard-copied to the screen log file 18, a predetermined number is assigned to each screen, and this number is also supported during automatic execution. Are numbered. As a result, the image data of the screens can be compared by comparing the screens of corresponding numbers. When all the image data of the corresponding screens match in step S20, a "test result match" message indicating that the test results match is displayed in step S21, and the process of this flow ends. If the image data of the corresponding screens do not match, step S2
In step 2, a message "test result mismatch" is displayed, the mismatch screen is displayed in step S23, and the process of this flow ends. The message may be printed by a printer or the like.

By executing the above processing, the input data processing device 10 as a whole performs the following operations. 3 to 6 show the automatic operation flag 15
6 is a diagram showing an input processing operation when is 0 and the key logging mode flag 16 is 1. FIG.

In FIG. 3, the data "ABC" is input from the keyboard, the data enters the processing unit 11 and is written in the key log file, and "123" is displayed on the display unit 20 as a result of the soft processing on the input data. "Is displayed.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, when the operator presses the screen log key 13a, the screen log key 13a is logged in the key log file 17 and the data of the screen A-1 displayed on the display unit 20 is displayed. ,
Logged in the screen log file.

FIG. 5 shows that the data "DEF" is input from the keyboard, the data enters the processing unit 11, and is written in the key log file, and "456" is displayed on the display unit 20 as the processing result. Shows.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the screen log key 13a is pressed again, the screen log key 13a is logged in the key log file 17 and the data of the screen A-2 displayed on the display section 20 is changed to This indicates that the screen log file 18 has been logged.

FIGS. 10 to 13 are diagrams showing the operation when the operation flag 15 becomes "1" after changing the software after the operations of FIGS. 3 to 6 are executed. FIG. 10 shows a state in which data “ABC” is sequentially read from the key log file 17 and “123” is displayed on the display unit 20 as the processing result.

Further, FIG. 11 shows that the screen B-1 currently displayed when the code of the screen log key 13a is read from the key log file 17 is logged in the screen log file 18.

FIG. 12 shows "DE" from the key log file 17.
“F” is read out and “45” is displayed on the display unit 20 as the processing result.
6 "is displayed.

In FIG. 13, the code of the screen log key 13a is read from the key log file 17, and the screen B-2 is displayed.
Indicates that the screen log file 18 has been logged.

The screen A-1, the screen B-1, and the screen A-2 logged in the screen log file 18 by the above operation
By comparing the screen B-2 with the screen B-2, two processing operations can be confirmed. As a result, for example, at the time of retesting by converting the software to be tested or the like, if there is the key log data and the screen log data for one test, the automatic test by the automatic operation becomes possible.

As described above, the input data processing device 10 of this embodiment includes the processing device 11 for processing the application program 12 and the screen log key 13a for instructing recording of a hard copy of the screen in the screen log file 18.
An input unit 13 including a keyboard provided with, an automatic operation flag 15 for displaying a data read destination,
A keylogging mode flag 16 for setting whether to store the input data in the keylog file, and a keylog file 17 for storing the input data as logging data according to the display state of the keylogging mode flag 16,
A screen log file 18 that records the screen displayed according to the operation of the screen log key 13a is provided, and during the test, the logging information is sequentially read from the key log file 17 to process the input data, and the screen at that time is sequentially displayed. Since it is recorded in the log file 18, it is possible to check the screen after the test even if the test is unmanned. For example, the test can be performed unattended at night and the result can be confirmed the next day. Become. Further, by comparing the two hard copy data recorded in the screen log file 18, the difference in the execution result can be found accurately and instantaneously, and the efficiency of the repeated test work can be improved. Further, in the present embodiment, since the logging of the screen data is always performed in one state, the logging data does not change depending on the timing of blinking the cursor or the data.

[0027]

According to the present invention, input data and logging information including screen copy instruction information are sequentially stored. For example, at the time of a test, the stored information is sequentially read to process the input data and the screen copy instruction information is read. Since the screens at that time are sequentially recorded according to the above, it is not necessary to check the screens during the test execution, and the test can be completely unmanned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an input data processing device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an input process of the input data processing device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an input processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an input processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an input processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the input processing of the input data processing device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of copying screen information of the input data processing device to a screen log file.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a method of copying screen information of the input data processing device to a screen log file.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an automatic process of the input data processing device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an automatic processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an automatic processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an automatic processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an automatic processing operation of the input data processing device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an outline of a test automation tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Input Data Processing Device 11 Processing Device 12 Application Program 13 Input Section 13a Screen Log Key 14 Key Buffer 15 Automatic Operation Flag 16 Key Logging Mode Flag 17 Key Log File 18 Screen Log File

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Data input means for inputting predetermined data, screen copy instructing means for instructing copying of screen information, and logging information including input data and screen copy instructing information instructed by the screen copy instructing means. Logging information storage means for sequentially storing, and logging data is sequentially read from the logging information storage means to process input data, and if there is screen copy instruction information in the read logging information, the screen at that time is displayed according to the screen copy instruction information. An input data processing device comprising: a recording unit for sequentially recording.