CORRELATING OUT-OF-BAND PROCESS DATA DURING MOBILE TEST AUTOMATION

摘要

Methods and arrangements for testing mobile applications. A mobile application for testing is input at a mobile device. The mobile application is automatically tested using a test script, wherein the testing requires data from an out-of-band channel. The testing includes: invoking a listener module based on the mobile application; using the listener module to automatically obtain data from an out-of-band channel; and communicating the automatically obtained data to the mobile application. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.

主权项

1. A method of testing a mobile application, said method comprising:
utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of: inputting, at a mobile device, a mobile application for testing; and automatically testing the mobile application using a test script, wherein said testing requires data from an out-of-band channel; said testing comprising: generating the test script; using a test automation agent to conduct a test via processing the test script, the test automation agent including a recording engine and a playback engine; wherein said generating comprises creating a placeholder for the test script to render interactions in the out-of-band channel invisible to the playback engine; invoking a listener module based on the mobile application, the listener module being in communication with the recording engine and playback engine; wherein said invoking comprises automatically identifying the out-of-band channel via inspecting a user interface of the mobile device and extracting at least one keyword therefrom; using the listener module to automatically obtain data from the out-of-band channel; and communicating the automatically obtained data to the mobile application.