A Framework for Monkey GUI Testing

Thomas Wetzlmaier, R. Ramler, Werner Putschögl
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Abstract

Testing via graphical user interfaces (GUI) is a complex and labor-intensive task. Numerous techniques, tools and frameworks have been proposed for automating GUI testing. In many projects, however, the introduction of automated tests did not reduce the overall effort of testing but shifted it from manual test execution to test script development and maintenance. As a pragmatic solution, random testing approaches (aka "monkey testing") have been suggested for automated random exploration of the system under test via the GUI. This paper presents a versatile framework for monkey GUI testing. The framework provides reusable components and a predefined, generic workflow with extension points for developing custom-built test monkeys. It supports tailoring the monkey for a particular application scenario and the technical requirements imposed by the system under test. The paper describes the customization of test monkeys for an open source project and in an industry application, where the framework has been used for successfully transferring the idea of monkey testing into an industry solution.
用于Monkey GUI测试的框架
通过图形用户界面(GUI)进行测试是一项复杂且费力的任务。已经提出了许多技术、工具和框架来自动化GUI测试。然而,在许多项目中,自动化测试的引入并没有减少测试的总体工作量,而是将其从手动测试执行转移到测试脚本的开发和维护。作为一种实用的解决方案,随机测试方法(又名“猴子测试”)被建议通过GUI对被测系统进行自动随机探索。本文提出了一个用于猴GUI测试的通用框架。该框架提供了可重用组件和预定义的通用工作流,以及用于开发自定义构建的测试猴的扩展点。它支持为特定的应用场景和被测系统所施加的技术需求裁剪monkey。本文描述了一个开源项目和一个行业应用程序中测试猴子的定制,该框架已被用于成功地将猴子测试的思想转化为行业解决方案。
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