The Study of Cloud-Based Testing Platform for Android

Abstract

The recent popularity of Android devices has caused a software and hardware-related phenomenon called Android fragmentation, leading to a rise in cloud-based Android application testing services. Software testing factory cloud testing platforms have provided Android developers with application testing services. Developers can conduct compatibility tests in various Android devices only by uploading test programs and scripts to the software testing factory cloud testing platforms. When numerous tests are simultaneously undertaken, the average test completion time increases. Therefore, this study proposes a resource monitoring and management service and an automated virtual machine (VM) monitoring mechanism for an Open Stack-based cloud testing platform. Through the use of the VM management and monitoring mechanism, users can ensure that all tests are effectively allocated to the VMs. Thus, the waiting time for users running tests is reduced, and the time required for manual management also decreases.