Steven F Stubbs

US Patent:

20020091968, Jul 11, 2002

Filed:

Jan 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/757283

Inventors:

Donald Moreaux - Meridian ID, US
Cary Homer - Nampa ID, US
Steven Stubbs - Boise ID, US
Kent Johnson - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

H04L001/22

US Classification:

714/038000

Abstract:

A system for automated testing of an graphical user interface (GUI) of a software application includes creating a test file of a plurality of test steps in a text file format. The test file may be created using any variety of text editor. The test file is used as input to a test harness. In execution, the test harness opens the test file and begins using each line of the test file as a test step. The test harness is configured to execute one of a plurality of automated tests in response to each line of test steps. Each automated test is configured to test a corresponding physical user interface element of the program through a GUI map. The GUI map is configured to define a logical name for each physical user interface element of the software application.