Heat Map UI Test Coverage Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current automated functional testing tools focus on evaluating application code and functionality, often missing user-experienced bugs and requiring programming proficiency, leading to inefficient and inaccurate defect identification in UI-based applications.
Innovation Solution
A system employing heat maps to track and visualize UI elements executed by automated UI test programs, generating detailed test coverage reports that include graphical heatmap elements and assessing non-executed interface elements, thereby enhancing test coverage and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated functional testing tools are used to evaluate application code and functionality, then testing efficiency is improved, but testing accuracy deteriorates because they miss user-experienced bugs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines automated testing tools with heat map visualization technology to create a hybrid testing system. The automated tester executes test cases while the heat map component visually tracks which UI elements are actually interacted with, merging code-based testing with visual behavior tracking to achieve both efficiency and accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by comparing the heat map data (showing which UI elements were interacted with) against the expected UI elements from test cases. This feedback mechanism identifies discrepancies where automated tests may have missed actual user interactions, allowing for continuous improvement of test coverage
2Measurement precision
If manual review is used to identify gaps in automated functional testing, then testing accuracy is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical review process with an automated system that uses heat map generation and algorithmic comparison. Instead of human reviewers manually checking test coverage, the system automatically generates heat maps from test executions and compares them against expected UI elements, providing accurate gap identification without human time investment
3Adaptability or versatility
If automated testing tools require programming proficiency, then testing capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to human error potential
Solution Approach 1:
The heat map component serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between automated testing execution and result interpretation. It provides visual feedback that makes test coverage understandable without requiring deep programming knowledge, while still leveraging the power of automated testing tools
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are described for performing functional testing of user interface (UI)-based applications using heat maps. According to an embodiment, a system is provided that comprises a memory that stores computer-executable components, and a processor that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory. The computer-executable components comprise a heatmap component that employs a heatmap generation tool to track interface elements of a UI-based application executed by an automated UI test program, and a reporting component that generates report data regarding the interface elements that were executed. In some implementations, the heatmap component employs the heatmap generation tool to generate heatmap data for the interface elements that were executed, and wherein the report data comprises the heatmap data.