KR102556999B1 - Method and system for test automation based on remort control of terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A test automation method and system based on terminal remote manipulation are disclosed. A test automation method according to an embodiment includes the steps of establishing a remote connection with a plurality of terminals on which an application to be tested is installed, setting a set of actions including a plurality of different actions, and the plurality of terminals through the established remote connection. It may include transmitting execution commands of actions included in the set action set to the terminals of the sequentially or in parallel.

Description

Test automation method and system based on terminal remote operation {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEST AUTOMATION BASED ON REMORT CONTROL OF TERMINAL}

The following description relates to an automated test method and system based on terminal remote manipulation.

Applications such as games can be installed and run on various types of terminals. In other words, since one application runs in terminals in various environments, differences in performance or quality of applications may occur depending on terminals. Therefore, in the related art, after installing an application in multiple terminals, a number of users test the application and/or a service provided through the application while directly using the service through the application in the plurality of terminals.

As another prior art, there is a technology in which a developer installs a separate agent in the developer's own terminal to test an application and/or a service provided through the application in the corresponding terminal. However, this prior art has a problem in that applications and/or services provided through applications cannot be tested for various terminals of different types.

[Prior art literature]

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1731293

After remotely connecting a plurality of terminals of various types where the application to be tested is installed, and setting an action collection including a plurality of different actions, the actions included in the action collection for each of the plurality of terminals are sequentially and / Or by repetitive execution, QA (Quality Assurance) time can be shortened, testers' mistakes can be reduced, and the quality of services provided through the application can be improved, thereby contributing to improvements in game indicators, sales and reputation. Provides a test automation method and system.

A test automation method for a computer device including at least one processor, the method comprising: establishing a remote connection with a plurality of terminals installed with an application to be tested, by the at least one processor; setting, by the at least one processor, an action collection including a plurality of different actions; and transmitting, by the at least one processor, an execution command of operations included in the set operation set to the plurality of terminals sequentially or in parallel through the set remote connection. do.

According to one aspect, the setting of the action collection may include setting an action collection including a plurality of different actions based on a test record of a test manager for a first terminal among the plurality of terminals. can

According to another aspect, the test automation method receives and displays the screen of the first terminal in real time while the first terminal among the plurality of terminals operates according to the delivered execution command by the at least one processor. It may further include steps to do.

According to another aspect, the test automation method is associated with a first terminal among the plurality of terminals while the first terminal among the plurality of terminals operates according to the transferred execution command by the at least one processor. Receiving an input from a test person in charge; and further transmitting, by the at least one processor, an execution command of an operation according to the received input to the first terminal through the established remote connection.

According to another aspect, the step of establishing the remote connection may be characterized in that the remote connection is established with each of the plurality of terminals connected to the computer device through a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium is provided in combination with a computer device to execute the method on the computer device.

A computer readable recording medium having a program for executing the method in a computer device is recorded.

It includes at least one processor implemented to execute a computer-readable command, establishes a remote connection with a plurality of terminals on which an application to be tested is installed, and includes a plurality of different operations by the at least one processor. It provides a computer device characterized in that it sets an action collection to do, and transmits an execution command of actions included in the set action collection sequentially or in parallel to the plurality of terminals through the established remote connection.

After remotely connecting a plurality of terminals of various types where the application to be tested is installed, and setting an action collection including a plurality of different actions, the actions included in the action collection for each of the plurality of terminals are sequentially and / Or by repetitive execution, QA (Quality Assurance) time can be shortened, testers' mistakes can be reduced, and the quality of services provided through the application can be improved, thereby contributing to improvements in game indicators, sales and reputation. there is.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing an example of a test automation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a test automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an action collection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A test automation system according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by at least one computer device, and a test automation method according to embodiments of the present invention is performed through at least one computer device included in the test automation system. It can be. A computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven in a computer device, and the computer device may perform a test automation method according to embodiments of the present invention under the control of the computer program. The above-described computer program may be combined with a computer device and stored in a computer readable recording medium to execute a test automation method on a computer.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 , a plurality of servers 150 and 160 , and a network 170 . 1 is an example for explanation of the invention, and the number of electronic devices or servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1 . In addition, the network environment of FIG. 1 only describes one example of environments applicable to the present embodiments, and the environment applicable to the present embodiments is not limited to the network environment of FIG. 1 .

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals implemented as computer devices or mobile terminals. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). ), and tablet PCs. As an example, FIG. 1 shows the shape of a smartphone as an example of the electronic device 110, but in the embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 substantially uses a wireless or wired communication method to transmit other information via the network 170. It may refer to one of various physical computer devices capable of communicating with the electronic devices 120 , 130 , and 140 and/or the servers 150 and 160 .

The communication method is not limited, and short-distance wireless communication between devices as well as a communication method utilizing a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include may also be included. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , one or more arbitrary networks such as the Internet. In addition, the network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, and the like. Not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 through the network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, contents, services, and the like, or a computer device or a plurality of computers. Can be implemented in devices. For example, the server 150 provides a service (eg, game service, content providing service, group call service (or voice) to a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected through the network 170. conference service), messaging service, mail service, social network service, map service, translation service, financial service, payment service, search service, etc.).

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Each of the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 or each of the servers 150 and 160 described above may be implemented by the computer device 200 shown in FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the computer device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a communication interface 230, and an input/output interface 240. The memory 210 is a computer-readable recording medium and may include a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. Here, a non-perishable mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the computer device 200 as a separate permanent storage device distinct from the memory 210 . Also, an operating system and at least one program code may be stored in the memory 210 . These software components may be loaded into the memory 210 from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 210 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memory 210 through the communication interface 230 rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, software components may be loaded into memory 210 of computer device 200 based on a computer program installed by files received over network 170 .

The processor 220 may be configured to process commands of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to processor 220 by memory 210 or communication interface 230 . For example, processor 220 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program codes stored in a recording device such as memory 210 .

The communication interface 230 may provide a function for the computer device 200 to communicate with other devices (eg, storage devices described above) through the network 170 . For example, a request, command, data, file, etc. generated according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 210 by the processor 220 of the computer device 200 is controlled by the communication interface 230 to the network ( 170) to other devices. Conversely, signals, commands, data, files, etc. from other devices may be received by the computer device 200 through the communication interface 230 of the computer device 200 via the network 170 . Signals, commands, data, etc. received through the communication interface 230 may be transferred to the processor 220 or the memory 210, and files, etc. may be stored as storage media that the computer device 200 may further include (described above). permanent storage).

The input/output interface 240 may be a means for interface with the input/output device 250 . For example, the input device may include a device such as a microphone, keyboard, or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or speaker. As another example, the input/output interface 240 may be a means for interface with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input/output device 250 and the computer device 200 may be configured as one device.

Also, in other embodiments, computer device 200 may include fewer or more elements than those of FIG. 2 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the computer device 200 may be implemented to include at least some of the aforementioned input/output devices 250 or may further include other components such as a transceiver and a database.

3 is a diagram showing an example of a test automation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 shows a test automation system 310 and a plurality of terminals 320 remotely connected to the test automation system 310 . 3 shows an example in which the test automation system 310 is wired to a plurality of terminals 320 through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) to establish a remote connection, but is not limited thereto. For example, the test automation system 310 and the plurality of terminals 320 may be connected through wireless communication such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. In other words, the automation system 310 may be connected to a plurality of terminals 320 through the network 170 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 to establish a remote connection.

An application to be tested may be installed in each of the plurality of terminals 320 . In this case, a function for remote connection between the test automation system 310 and the plurality of terminals 320 may be included in the application. For example, when an application is run in each of the plurality of terminals 320, each of the plurality of terminals 320 requests a remote connection to the test automation system 310 connected through the network 170 according to the control of the application. can In this case, the test automation system 310 may establish a remote connection with each of the plurality of terminals 320 based on the corresponding request. Depending on the embodiment, the function for remote connection may be installed and driven in each of a plurality of terminals in the form of a separate program.

At this time, the test automation system 310 may automate the test by sequentially or in parallel testing the plurality of terminals 320 through an established remote connection. A method of testing the plurality of terminals 320 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 4 .

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a test automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The test automation method according to this embodiment may be performed by the computer device 200 included in the test automation system 310 . In this case, the processor 220 of the computer device 200 may be implemented to execute a control instruction according to an operating system code included in the memory 210 or a code of at least one computer program. Here, the processor 220 controls the computer device 200 so that the computer device 200 performs steps 410 to 460 included in the method of FIG. 4 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the computer device 200. can control.

In step 410, the computer device 200 may establish a remote connection with a plurality of terminals in which an application to be tested is set. Here, the plurality of terminals may correspond to the plurality of terminals 320 described with reference to FIG. 3 , and a method for the computer device 200 to establish a remote connection with the plurality of terminals has already been described in detail. At this time, the computer device 200 may test the plurality of terminals 320 sequentially or in parallel. When testing the plurality of terminals 320 in parallel, the computer device 200 may establish a remote connection to each of the plurality of terminals 320 . On the other hand, when the computer device 200 sequentially tests the plurality of terminals 320, after selecting a terminal to be tested among the plurality of terminals 320, a remote connection may be established with the selected terminal. Thereafter, when the test for one terminal ends, the computer device 200 may select the next terminal to establish a remote connection.

In step 420, the computer device 200 may set an action collection including a plurality of different actions. For example, the computer device 200 may set an action collection including a plurality of different actions based on a test record of a test manager for a first terminal among a plurality of terminals. In other words, the computer device 200 may sequentially record the motions to be tested while the test person in charge remotely controls the first terminal using the computer device 200, and based on the recorded motions, the motions are included in the motion collection. Actions can be selected. At this time, the computer device 200 may change, add, or delete at least some of the recorded actions according to the types of the plurality of terminals to select actions to be included in the action collection. In this case, different action sets may be set for at least two or more terminals among a plurality of terminals. For example, a plurality of terminals may have different screen sizes or required formats of control commands depending on the type, and the computer device 200 may perform at least some of the recorded operations in consideration of differences among the plurality of terminals. You can change, add or delete. To this end, the computer device 200 may include a database matching and storing information on operations required for each type of terminal with respect to operations for any type of terminal. In other words, a database containing information about how each of the operations for one type of terminal should be changed, added, or deleted in another type of terminal may be built in advance, and the computer device 200 records A set of actions may be set for each terminal according to the type of the plurality of terminals in consideration of the difference between the previously established operations and a plurality of terminals obtained using a database constructed in advance.

In addition, the computer device 200 may store the once-set action collections, and may reuse the stored action collections later. Depending on the embodiment, a plurality of action sets considering a plurality of test situations may be set and stored in advance, and the computer device 200 may set an action set selected by a test officer from among the plurality of stored action sets. there is.

In step 430, the computer device 200 may sequentially or in parallel transmit execution commands of operations included in the set operation collection to a plurality of terminals through the established remote connection. For example, the computer device 200 may sequentially test a plurality of terminals or simultaneously test them in parallel. In addition, the computer device 200 can control each of the plurality of terminals to perform the operations included in the action set by sequentially transmitting an execution command for each of the actions included in the action set to each of the plurality of terminals. . According to an embodiment, the computer device 200 may transmit a collection of execution commands. In this case, the application may be implemented to receive a collection of execution commands and sequentially execute the execution commands.

In step 440, the computer device 200 may receive and display the screen of the first terminal in real time while the first terminal among the plurality of terminals is operating according to the delivered execution command. At this time, when testing a plurality of terminals sequentially, the computer device 200 may receive and display the screen of a terminal currently under test among the plurality of terminals in real time. If a plurality of terminals are tested in parallel, the computer device 200 may receive and display the screens of each of the plurality of terminals in real time. At this time, the computer device 200 may simultaneously display the screens of each of the plurality of terminals, or may provide a function for activating the screens of at least some selected terminals among the plurality of terminals to the person in charge of the test. In this case, the screen of the terminal selected by the person in charge of the test may be displayed through the computer device 200 .

In step 450, the computer device 200 may receive an input from a test manager associated with the first terminal among the plurality of terminals while the first terminal among the plurality of terminals operates according to the transmitted execution command. For example, a new operation may be added for a specific terminal while a test is in progress according to a set set of operations. To this end, the computer device 200 may receive an input from a test manager to add a new operation for a specific terminal.

In step 460, the computer device 200 may further transmit an execution command of an operation according to the received input to the first terminal through an established remote connection. Through the further transferred execution command, the first terminal may additionally perform a new operation subsequent to the operations of the action set. Depending on the embodiment, it may also be considered that the person in charge of testing changes or deletes at least some of the actions of the action set for a specific terminal.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an action collection according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 shows an action suite 500 comprising m actions. In this case, the m operations included in the action set 500 may be sequentially executed in the corresponding terminal from operation 1 to operation m.

The type of operation to be performed in the terminal may be variously set in advance, such as a touch screen input operation, an image search operation on a screen, an external message notification operation, and the like. At this time, in step 420 of FIG. 4 described above, the test person in charge may test the first terminal by selecting preset operations in the process of remotely controlling the first terminal using the computer device 200, The computer device 200 may easily record the test procedure for the first terminal of the test person in charge by recording the motions selected by the person in charge of the test (for example, recording the sequence of identifiers of the selected motions).

In this way, according to the embodiments of the present invention, after remotely connecting a plurality of terminals of various types in which an application to be tested is installed, setting a collection of actions including a plurality of different operations, each of the plurality of terminals By sequentially and/or repeatedly executing the actions included in the action set for , Quality Assurance (QA) time can be shortened, mistakes by testers can be reduced, and the quality of service provided through the application can be improved. It can contribute to improving game indicators, sales and reputation.

The system or device described above may be implemented as a hardware component or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of software. For convenience of understanding, there are cases in which one processing device is used, but those skilled in the art will understand that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it can include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or processes independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be any tangible machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, intended to be interpreted by or provide instructions or data to a processing device. can be embodied in Software may be distributed on networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium may continuously store programs executable by a computer or temporarily store them for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or combined hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to a certain computer system, and may be distributed on a network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. configured to store program instructions. In addition, examples of other media include recording media or storage media managed by an app store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various other software, and a server. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (10)

A test automation method for a computer device including at least one processor,
establishing a remote connection with a plurality of terminals in which an application to be tested is installed, by the at least one processor;
setting, by the at least one processor, an action collection including a plurality of different actions;
transmitting, by the at least one processor, an execution command of operations included in the set operation set to the plurality of terminals sequentially or in parallel through the set remote connection;
By the at least one processor, while a first terminal among the plurality of terminals is operating according to the transferred execution command, a new operation is added from a test manager associated with the first terminal among the plurality of terminals or the first terminal among the plurality of terminals is being operated. receiving an input for changing or deleting at least one of the actions included in the action group; and
Further transmitting, by the at least one processor, an execution command of an operation according to the received input to the first terminal through the established remote connection.
Test automation method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The step of setting the action collection,
A test automation method comprising setting an action set including the plurality of different actions based on a test record of a test manager for a first terminal among the plurality of terminals. According to claim 1,
Receiving and displaying, by the at least one processor, a screen of the first terminal in real time while a first terminal among the plurality of terminals operates according to the transferred execution command.
A test automation method further comprising a. delete According to claim 1,
The step of establishing the remote connection is,
The test automation method, characterized in that for establishing a remote connection with each of the plurality of terminals connected to the computer device through a USB (Universal Serial Bus). A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium to be combined with a computer device to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 3 or 5 in the computer device. A computer readable recording medium on which a computer program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 3 or 5 is recorded in a computer device. at least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions
including,
by the at least one processor,
Establish a remote connection with a plurality of terminals where the application to be tested is installed,
Set an action collection including a plurality of different actions,
Transmitting an execution command of operations included in the set operation set sequentially or in parallel to the plurality of terminals through the set remote connection;
While a first terminal among the plurality of terminals is operating according to the transferred execution command, a new operation is added from a test manager associated with the first terminal among the plurality of terminals, or among operations included in the action set. Receive input to change or delete at least one;
Further transmitting an execution command of an operation according to the received input to the first terminal through the established remote connection
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 8,
to set the suite of actions, by the at least one processor;
Setting an action suite including the plurality of different actions based on a test record of a test manager for a first terminal among the plurality of terminals.
Characterized by a computer device. According to claim 8,
by the at least one processor,
Receiving and displaying a screen of the first terminal in real time while a first terminal among the plurality of terminals operates according to the transferred execution command.
Characterized by a computer device.

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