Methods and apparatus for automatic testing of a graphical user interface

摘要

Methods and apparatus in a computer for automatically testing computer programs involve opening a predefined graphical user interface (GUI) on a screen of the computer; loading a set of program script instructions from a script database in communication with the computer that is associated with the predefined GUI; reading a loaded set of program script instructions; retrieving, based on the loaded set, data and at least one image object corresponding to the predefined GUI from a data and image object database in communication with the computer; taking a screenshot of the predefined GUI that includes at least one image object of the predefined GUI; determining whether an image object in the screen shot matches an image object retrieved from the data and object image database; and if a target position on the screen of the matching image object based on data retrieved from the data and image object database, and activating a control function adapted to control the predefined GUI based on the loaded set of program script instructions and the target position.

主权项

1. A method in a computer of automatically repetitively testing a computer program, comprising:
opening a predefined graphical user interface (GUI) on a screen of the computer; loading a set of program script instructions from a script database in communication with the computer, wherein the set is associated with the predefined GUI; reading a loaded set of program script instructions; retrieving, based on the loaded set, data and at least one image object corresponding to the predefined GUI from a data and image object database in communication with the computer; taking a screenshot of the predefined GUI, wherein the screenshot includes at least one image object of the predefined GUI; determining whether an image object in the screen shot matches an image object retrieved from the data and object image database; if a screen shot image object matches a retrieved image object: determining a target position on the screen of the matching image object based on data retrieved from the data and image object database; and activating a control function adapted to control the predefined GUI based on the loaded set of program script instructions and the target position; wherein either at least one program script instruction in the loaded set is a relation between a respective data and image object and a respective plurality of predefined GUIs, or at least one image object retrieved is generated programmatically based on stored data in response to a respective program script instruction in the loaded set, or both; the data and at least one image object corresponding to the predefined GUI retrieved are used a plurality of times in determining whether an image object matches a retrieved image object and determining a target position based on data retrieved; and data retrieved comprises position history data and target position data of the matching image object.