Virtualized Testing Platform Automates Script Reuse Across Browsers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing performance testing tools require manual setup and customization for each version of code, limiting the reuse of automation scripts and scalability, as they are typically configured for a single operating system, desktop, and browser, leading to inefficient resource usage and increased complexity.
Innovation Solution
A testing platform that enables the reuse of automation scripts across multiple browsers and virtual machines, allowing for automated scalability and resource conservation by using a script repository and virtual machines to simulate user interactions, thereby reducing the need for manual configuration and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual setup and customization is performed for each version of code, then testing accuracy is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of browsers and testing environments through virtual machines. Instead of manually setting up physical testing environments for each code version, the system uses virtual machine snapshots and cloning capabilities to rapidly replicate testing environments, maintaining accuracy while reducing setup complexity and time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal testing platform that can execute the same automation scripts across multiple browser types, operating systems, and device configurations. This multi-functional framework allows a single suite of tests to validate code across diverse environments without requiring separate manual setup for each configuration
2Adaptability or versatility
If automation scripts are customized for each operating system, desktop, and browser, then testing coverage is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal testing framework that executes standardized automation scripts across multiple operating systems, desktop environments, and browser types. The system maintains adaptability to different platforms while improving productivity by eliminating the need to create separate customized scripts for each environment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the testing framework into independent, modular components that can be selectively executed based on the target environment. This allows the system to maintain comprehensive testing coverage across multiple platforms while improving efficiency by only running relevant test segments for each specific code version and environment combination
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple physical devices are used for testing, then testing scalability is improved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtual machine snapshots and cloning capabilities to create rapid copies of testing environments without requiring additional physical hardware. This allows the system to scale testing capacity by deploying virtual instances on existing infrastructure, improving scalability while minimizing consumption of physical resources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent consolidates multiple testing environments and browser instances onto shared physical infrastructure through virtualization. This merging of resources allows the system to achieve high testing scalability by running multiple isolated test environments simultaneously on a single physical device, reducing overall resource consumption
4Measurement precision
If manual configuration is performed for each test, then testing precision is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary configuration by creating pre-configured virtual machine templates with standardized testing environments, browsers, and dependencies already set up. When testing a new code version, the system simply instantiates these pre-configured templates rather than performing manual configuration, maintaining testing precision while dramatically reducing setup time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service automation where the testing system automatically configures and prepares testing environments without human intervention. The system autonomously selects appropriate virtual machine templates, configures necessary parameters, and launches test executions based on the code version being tested, eliminating manual configuration time while preserving precision through automated best practices
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AI summary
A testing platform receives a code for testing, where the code is to be tested using a browser. The testing platform determines a number of a plurality of browsers that are to be used to test the code and generates a number of a plurality of virtual machines to host the plurality of browsers, where the number of the plurality of virtual machines is based on the number of the plurality of browsers. The testing platform assigns an automation script to each virtual machine of the virtual machines to test the code, and monitors execution of the automation script by each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines. The testing platform performs an action associated with the execution of the automation script by each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines.