U.S. patent application number 17/093254 was filed with the patent office on 2022-05-12 for method and system for an automated testing framework in design pattern and validating messages.
This patent application is currently assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.. The applicant listed for this patent is JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.. Invention is credited to Sachin GADAGI.
Application Number | 20220147438 17/093254 |
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Filed Date | 2022-05-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20220147438 |
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A1 |
GADAGI; Sachin |
May 12, 2022 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED TESTING FRAMEWORK IN DESIGN
PATTERN AND VALIDATING MESSAGES
Abstract
A method for providing an automated testing framework to
validate a plurality of messages is disclosed. The method includes
receiving, from a developer, an electronic resource that includes a
feature file relating to a development of an application;
identifying, from the electronic resource, a set of step
definitions relating to a payload test assertion; annotating the
set of step definitions to include a feature step definition;
executing the annotated electronic resource by using an
inversion-of-control container based on a configuration step
definition; loading a message handler object that manages payload
listening; transmitting, by using the message handler object, a
message generated from the execution of the annotated electronic
resource to a data structure that maintains a plurality of message
queues; and validating the message based on the plurality of
message queues.
Inventors: |
GADAGI; Sachin; (Dist
Palghar, IN) |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
New York |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
New York
NY
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Appl. No.: |
17/093254 |
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November 9, 2020 |
International
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G06F 11/36 20060101
G06F011/36; G06F 11/30 20060101 G06F011/30; G06F 9/54 20060101
G06F009/54; G06F 9/455 20060101 G06F009/455 |
Claims
1. A method for providing an automated testing framework to
validate a plurality of messages, the method being implemented by
at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving, by the at
least one processor from a developer, at least one electronic
resource that includes a feature file relating to a development of
an application; identifying, by the at least one processor from the
at least one electronic resource, at least one set of step
definitions relating to a payload test assertion; annotating, by
the at least one processor, the at least one set of step
definitions to include at least one feature step definition;
executing, by the at least one processor using an
inversion-of-control container, the annotated at least one
electronic resource based on at least one configuration step
definition by, loading, by the at least one processor, a message
handler class file; determining, by the at least one processor,
whether a message queue of a predetermined data type is present in
a data structure; generating, by the at least one processor, the
message queue for the predetermined data type when the message
queue is not present in the data structure; and pushing, by the at
least one processor, a variable of the predetermined data type into
the message queue; loading, by the at least one processor, a
message handler object that manages payload listening;
transmitting, by the at least one processor using the message
handler object, at least one message generated from the executing
of the annotated at least one electronic resource to the data
structure that maintains a plurality of message queues; and
validating, by the at least one processor, the at least one message
based on the plurality of message queues.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing further comprises:
invoking, by the at least one processor, a software tool that
supports behavior-driven development in a test environment that
includes at least one virtual machine; loading, by the at least one
processor, at least one class file into the test environment, the
at least one class file including the message handler class file
that is annotated based on a predetermined configuration parameter;
and binding, by the at least one processor, the
inversion-of-control container to the test environment based on the
at least one configuration step definition.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one class file
further includes at least one organizational unit of bytecode
corresponding to the test environment.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined configuration
parameter includes at least one from among a topic parameter, a
group parameter, and a partition parameter.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the message handler class file
includes a first procedure and a second procedure that are invoked
based on a signature.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the first procedure and
the second procedure includes an object-oriented programming method
that represents a behavior of the message handler object.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first procedure further
comprises: determining, by the at least one processor, whether the
message queue of the predetermined data type is present in the data
structure; and pushing, by the at least one processor, the variable
of the predetermined data type into the message queue, wherein the
message queue is generated for the predetermined data type when the
message queue is not present in the data structure, and wherein a
reference of the message queue is retrieved from the data structure
when the message queue is present in the data structure.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the second procedure further
comprises: determining, by the at least one processor, whether the
message queue of the predetermined data type is present in the data
structure, wherein a reference of the message queue is returned
when the message queue is present in the data structure, and
wherein a null value indicating that the message queue does not
exist is returned when the message queue is not present in the data
structure.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the application includes at least
one from among a monolithic application and a microservice
application relating to a service-oriented architecture.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature file includes at
least one from among an automation test script, a dynamic document
that is continually edited and updated, and a scenario.
11. A computing device configured to implement an execution of a
method for providing an automated testing framework to validate a
plurality of messages, the computing device comprising: a
processor; a memory; and a communication interface coupled to each
of the processor and the memory, wherein the processor is
configured to: receive, from a developer, at least one electronic
resource that includes a feature file relating to a development of
an application; identify, from the at least one electronic
resource, at least one set of step definitions relating to a
payload test assertion; annotate the at least one set of step
definitions to include at least one feature step definition;
execute, by using an inversion-of-control container, the annotated
at least one electronic resource based on at least one
configuration step definition by causing the processor to: load a
message handler class file; determine whether a message queue of a
predetermined data type is present in a data structure; generate
the message queue for the predetermined data type when the message
queue is not present in the data structure; and push a variable of
the predetermined data type into the message queue; load a message
handler object that manages payload listening; transmit, by using
the message handler object, at least one message generated from the
executing of the annotated at least one electronic resource to the
data structure that maintains a plurality of message queues; and
validate the at least one message based on the plurality of message
queues.
12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein, to execute the
annotated at least one electronic resource, the processor is
further configured to: invoke a software tool that supports
behavior-driven development in a test environment that includes at
least one virtual machine; load at least one class file into the
test environment, the at least one class file including the message
handler class file that is annotated based on a predetermined
configuration parameter; and bind the inversion-of-control
container to the test environment based on the at least one
configuration step definition.
13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the at least one
class file further includes at least one organizational unit of
bytecode corresponding to the test environment.
14. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the predetermined
configuration parameter includes at least one from among a topic
parameter, a group parameter, and a partition parameter.
15. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the message handler
class file includes a first procedure and a second procedure that
are invoked based on a signature.
16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein each of the first
procedure and the second procedure includes an object-oriented
programming method that represents a behavior of the message
handler object.
17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein, for the first
procedure, the processor is further configured to: determine
whether the message queue of the predetermined data type is present
in the data structure; and push the variable of the predetermined
data type into the message queue, wherein the message queue is
generated for the predetermined data type when the message queue is
not present in the data structure, and wherein a reference of the
message queue is retrieved from the data structure when the message
queue is present in the data structure.
18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein, for the second
procedure, the processor is further configured to: determine
whether the message queue of the predetermined data type is present
in the data structure, wherein a reference of the message queue is
returned when the message queue is present in the data structure,
and wherein a null value indicating that the message queue does not
exist is returned when the message queue is not present in the data
structure.
19. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application
includes at least one from among a monolithic application and a
microservice application relating to a service-oriented
architecture.
20. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the feature file
includes at least one from among an automation test script, a
dynamic document that is continually edited and updated, and a
scenario.
Description
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Disclosure
[0001] This technology generally relates to methods and systems for
an automated testing framework, and more particularly to methods
and systems for providing an automated testing framework in a
publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based on a
reusable data model.
2. Background Information
[0002] Many business entities utilize network architectures based
on microservice applications that include loosely coupled and
independently deployable unique services to provide business
capabilities. The microservice applications are often developed by
using stream-processing platforms that provide a framework to
incorporate asynchronous communication models based on data packets
and messages. Historically, the use of stream-processing platforms
such as, for example, an APACHE KAFKA platform to develop
microservice applications have resulted in varying degrees of
success with respect to rapid testing of use cases involving
asynchronous publishing of messages between microservice
applications in a publisher/subscriber design pattern.
[0003] One drawback of using conventional testing frameworks such
as, for example, a representational state transfer (REST)
application programming interface (API) assertion framework is that
in many instances, data assertion is not possible to validate
published messages whenever a microservice application sends a
payload based on a trigger of a certain event such as, for example,
a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request hit. The asynchronous
publication and consumption of messages do not follow a
request/response model. As a result, conventional testing
frameworks would not be executable for unit testing.
[0004] Therefore, there is a need for a specialized approach to
publishing and consuming messages in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern, the specialized approach including an automated testing
framework that generates a continuous testing platform for message
validation of use cases by bootstrapping the publisher and the
subscriber to the same runtime environment.
SUMMARY
[0005] The present disclosure, through one or more of its various
aspects, embodiments, and/or specific features or sub-components,
provides, inter alia, various systems, servers, devices, methods,
media, programs, and platforms for providing an automated testing
framework in a publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate
messages based on a reusable data model.
[0006] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method
for providing an automated testing framework to validate a
plurality of messages is disclosed. The method is implemented by at
least one processor. The method may include receiving, from a
developer, at least one electronic resource that may include a
feature file relating to a development of an application;
identifying, from the at least one electronic resource, at least
one set of step definitions relating to a payload test assertion,
annotating the at least one set of step definitions to include at
least one feature step definition, executing the annotated at least
one electronic resource by using an inversion-of-control container
based on at least one configuration step definition; loading a
message handler object that manages payload listening;
transmitting, by using the message handler object, at least one
message generated from the execution of the annotated at least one
electronic resource to a data structure that maintains a plurality
of message queues; and validating the at least one message based on
the plurality of message queues.
[0007] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, for the
executing, the method may further include invoking a software tool
that supports behavior-driven development in a test environment
that may include at least one virtual machine; loading at least one
class file into the test environment, the at least one class file
may include a message handler class file that is annotated based on
a predetermined configuration parameter; and binding the
inversion-of-control container to the test environment based on the
at least one configuration step definition.
[0008] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the at least one
class file may further include at least one organizational unit of
bytecode corresponding to the test environment.
[0009] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the
predetermined configuration parameter may include at least one from
among a topic parameter, a group parameter, and a partition
parameter.
[0010] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the message
handler class file may include a first procedure and a second
procedure that are invoked based on a signature.
[0011] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, each of the
first procedure and the second procedure may include an
object-oriented programming method that represents a behavior of
the message handler object.
[0012] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the first
procedure may further include determining whether a message queue
of a predetermined data type is present in the data structure; and
pushing a variable of the data type into the message queue, wherein
the message queue may be generated for the data type when the
message queue is not present in the data structure, and wherein a
reference of the message queue may be retrieved from the data
structure when the message queue is present in the data
structure.
[0013] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the second
procedure may further include determining whether a message queue
of a predetermined data type is present in the data structure,
wherein a reference of the message queue may be returned when the
message queue is present in the data structure, and wherein a null
value indicating that the message queue does not exist may be
returned when the message queue is not present in the data
structure.
[0014] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the application
may include at least one from among a monolithic application and a
microservice application relating to a service-oriented
architecture.
[0015] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the feature file
may include at least one from among an automation test script, a
dynamic document that may be continually edited and updated, and a
scenario.
[0016] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a
computing device configured to implement an execution of a method
for facilitating automated testing of event-driven microservices is
provided. The computing device comprising a processor; a memory;
and a communication interface coupled to each of the processor and
the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to: receive,
from a developer, at least one electronic resource that may include
a feature file relating to a development of an application,
identify, from the at least one electronic resource, at least one
set of step definitions relating to a payload test assertion;
annotate the at least one set of step definitions to include at
least one feature step definition; execute the annotated at least
one electronic resource by using an inversion-of-control container
based on at least one configuration step definition, load a message
handler object that manages payload listening; transmit, by using
the message handler object, at least one message generated from the
execution of the annotated at least one electronic resource to a
data structure that maintains a plurality of message queues; and
validate the at least one message based on the plurality of message
queues.
[0017] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, to execute the
annotated at least one electronic resource, the processor may be
further configured to invoke a software tool that supports
behavior-driven development in a test environment that may include
at least one virtual machine; load at least one class file into the
test environment, the at least one class file may include a message
handler class file that is annotated based on a predetermined
configuration parameter; and bind the inversion-of-control
container to the test environment based on the at least one
configuration step definition.
[0018] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the at least one
class file may further include at least one organizational unit of
bytecode corresponding to the test environment.
[0019] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the
predetermined configuration parameter may include at least one from
among a topic parameter, a group parameter, and a partition
parameter.
[0020] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the message
handler class file may include a first procedure and a second
procedure that are invoked based on a signature.
[0021] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, each of the
first procedure and the second procedure may include an
object-oriented programming method that represents a behavior of
the message handler object.
[0022] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, for the first
procedure, the processor may be further configured to determine
whether a message queue of a predetermined data type is present in
the data structure; and push a variable of the data type into the
message queue, wherein the message queue may be generated for the
data type when the message queue is not present in the data
structure, and wherein a reference of the message queue may be
retrieved from the data structure when the message queue is present
in the data structure.
[0023] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, for the second
procedure, the processor may be further configured to determine
whether a message queue of a predetermined data type is present in
the data structure, wherein a reference of the message queue may be
returned when the message queue is present in the data structure,
and wherein a null value indicating that the message queue does not
exist may be returned when the message queue is not present in the
data structure.
[0024] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the application
may include at least one from among a monolithic application and a
microservice application relating to a service-oriented
architecture.
[0025] In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the feature file
may include at least one from among an automation test script, a
dynamic document that may be continually edited and updated, and a
scenario.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] The present disclosure is further described in the detailed
description which follows, in reference to the noted plurality of
drawings, by way of non-limiting examples of preferred embodiments
of the present disclosure, in which like characters represent like
elements throughout the several views of the drawings.
[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary computer system.
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary diagram of a network
environment.
[0029] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary system for implementing a method
for providing an automated testing framework in a
publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based on a
reusable data model.
[0030] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for
implementing a method for providing an automated testing framework
in a publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based
on a reusable data model.
[0031] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram that illustrates an exemplary
system that is usable for implementing a method for providing an
automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model.
[0032] FIG. 6 is a technical component diagram that illustrates an
exemplary system that is usable for implementing a method for
providing an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber
design pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data
model.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] Through one or more of its various aspects, embodiments
and/or specific features or sub-components of the present
disclosure, are intended to bring out one or more of the advantages
as specifically described above and noted below.
[0034] The examples may also be embodied as one or more
non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored
thereon for one or more aspects of the present technology as
described and illustrated by way of the examples herein. The
instructions in some examples include executable code that, when
executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to carry
out steps necessary to implement the methods of the examples of
this technology that are described and illustrated herein.
[0035] FIG. 1 is an exemplary system for use in accordance with the
embodiments described herein. The system 100 is generally shown and
may include a computer system 102, which is generally
indicated.
[0036] The computer system 102 may include a set of instructions
that can be executed to cause the computer system 102 to perform
any one or more of the methods or computer-based functions
disclosed herein, either alone or in combination with the other
described devices. The computer system 102 may operate as a
standalone device or may be connected to other systems or
peripheral devices. For example, the computer system 102 may
include, or be included within, any one or more computers, servers,
systems, communication networks or cloud environment. Even further,
the instructions may be operative in such cloud-based computing
environment.
[0037] In a networked deployment, the computer system 102 may
operate in the capacity of a server or as a client user computer in
a server-client user network environment, a client user computer in
a cloud computing environment, or as a peer computer system in a
peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment. The computer
system 102, or portions thereof, may be implemented as, or
incorporated into, various devices, such as a personal computer, a
tablet computer, a set-top box, a personal digital assistant, a
mobile device, a palmtop computer, a laptop computer, a desktop
computer, a communications device, a wireless smart phone, a
personal trusted device, a wearable device, a global positioning
satellite (GPS) device, a web appliance, or any other machine
capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or
otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine.
Further, while a single computer system 102 is illustrated,
additional embodiments may include any collection of systems or
sub-systems that individually or jointly execute instructions or
perform functions. The term "system" shall be taken throughout the
present disclosure to include any collection of systems or
sub-systems that individually or jointly execute a set, or multiple
sets, of instructions to perform one or more computer
functions.
[0038] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the computer system 102 may
include at least one processor 104. The processor 104 is tangible
and non-transitory. As used herein, the term "non-transitory" is to
be interpreted not as an eternal characteristic of a state, but as
a characteristic of a state that will last for a period of time.
The term "non-transitory" specifically disavows fleeting
characteristics such as characteristics of a particular carrier
wave or signal or other forms that exist only transitorily in any
place at any time. The processor 104 is an article of manufacture
and/or a machine component. The processor 104 is configured to
execute software instructions in order to perform functions as
described in the various embodiments herein. The processor 104 may
be a general-purpose processor or may be part of an application
specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The processor 104 may also be a
microprocessor, a microcomputer, a processor chip, a controller, a
microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a state machine,
or a programmable logic device. The processor 104 may also be a
logical circuit, including a programmable gate array (PGA) such as
a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or another type of circuit
that includes discrete gate and/or transistor logic. The processor
104 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing
unit (GPU), or both. Additionally, any processor described herein
may include multiple processors, parallel processors, or both.
Multiple processors may be included in, or coupled to, a single
device or multiple devices.
[0039] The computer system 102 may also include a computer memory
106. The computer memory 106 may include a static memory, a dynamic
memory, or both in communication. Memories described herein are
tangible storage mediums that can store data and executable
instructions, and are non-transitory during the time instructions
are stored therein. Again, as used herein, the term
"non-transitory" is to be interpreted not as an eternal
characteristic of a state, but as a characteristic of a state that
will last for a period of time. The term "non-transitory"
specifically disavows fleeting characteristics such as
characteristics of a particular carrier wave or signal or other
forms that exist only transitorily in any place at any time. The
memories are an article of manufacture and/or machine component.
Memories described herein are computer-readable mediums from which
data and executable instructions can be read by a computer.
Memories as described herein may be random access memory (RAM),
read only memory (ROM), flash memory, electrically programmable
read only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable
read-only memory (EEPROM), registers, a hard disk, a cache, a
removable disk, tape, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM),
digital versatile disk (DVD), floppy disk, blu-ray disk, or any
other form of storage medium known in the art. Memories may be
volatile or non-volatile, secure and/or encrypted, unsecure and/or
unencrypted. Of course, the computer memory 106 may comprise any
combination of memories or a single storage.
[0040] The computer system 102 may further include a display 108,
such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting
diode (OLED), a flat panel display, a solid state display, a
cathode ray tube (CRT), a plasma display, or any other type of
display, examples of which are well known to skilled persons.
[0041] The computer system 102 may also include at least one input
device 110, such as a keyboard, a touch-sensitive input screen or
pad, a speech input, a mouse, a remote control device having a
wireless keypad, a microphone coupled to a speech recognition
engine, a camera such as a video camera or still camera, a cursor
control device, a global positioning system (GPS) device, an
altimeter, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, or
any combination thereof. Those skilled in the art appreciate that
various embodiments of the computer system 102 may include multiple
input devices 110. Moreover, those skilled in the art further
appreciate that the above-listed, exemplary input devices 110 are
not meant to be exhaustive and that the computer system 102 may
include any additional, or alternative, input devices 110.
[0042] The computer system 102 may also include a medium reader 112
which is configured to read any one or more sets of instructions,
e.g. software, from any of the memories described herein. The
instructions, when executed by a processor, can be used to perform
one or more of the methods and processes as described herein. In a
particular embodiment, the instructions may reside completely, or
at least partially, within the memory 106, the medium reader 112,
and/or the processor 110 during execution by the computer system
102.
[0043] Furthermore, the computer system 102 may include any
additional devices, components, parts, peripherals, hardware,
software or any combination thereof which are commonly known and
understood as being included with or within a computer system, such
as, but not limited to, a network interface 114 and an output
device 116. The output device 116 may be, but is not limited to, a
speaker, an audio out, a video out, a remote-control output, a
printer, or any combination thereof.
[0044] Each of the components of the computer system 102 may be
interconnected and communicate via a bus 118 or other communication
link. As shown in FIG. 1, the components may each be interconnected
and communicate via an internal bus. However, those skilled in the
art appreciate that any of the components may also be connected via
an expansion bus. Moreover, the bus 118 may enable communication
via any standard or other specification commonly known and
understood such as, but not limited to, peripheral component
interconnect, peripheral component interconnect express, parallel
advanced technology attachment, serial advanced technology
attachment, etc.
[0045] The computer system 102 may be in communication with one or
more additional computer devices 120 via a network 122. The network
122 may be, but is not limited to, a local area network, a wide
area network, the Internet, a telephony network, a short-range
network, or any other network commonly known and understood in the
art. The short-range network may include, for example, Bluetooth,
Zigbee, infrared, near field communication, ultraband, or any
combination thereof. Those skilled in the art appreciate that
additional networks 122 which are known and understood may
additionally or alternatively be used and that the exemplary
networks 122 are not limiting or exhaustive. Also, while the
network 122 is shown in FIG. 1 as a wireless network, those skilled
in the art appreciate that the network 122 may also be a wired
network.
[0046] The additional computer device 120 is shown in FIG. 1 as a
personal computer. However, those skilled in the art appreciate
that, in alternative embodiments of the present application, the
computer device 120 may be a laptop computer, a tablet PC, a
personal digital assistant, a mobile device, a palmtop computer, a
desktop computer, a communications device, a wireless telephone, a
personal trusted device, a web appliance, a server, or any other
device that is capable of executing a set of instructions,
sequential or otherwise, that specify actions to be taken by that
device. Of course, those skilled in the art appreciate that the
above-listed devices are merely exemplary devices and that the
device 120 may be any additional device or apparatus commonly known
and understood in the art without departing from the scope of the
present application. For example, the computer device 120 may be
the same or similar to the computer system 102. Furthermore, those
skilled in the art similarly understand that the device may be any
combination of devices and apparatuses.
[0047] Of course, those skilled in the art appreciate that the
above-listed components of the computer system 102 are merely meant
to be exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive and/or
inclusive. Furthermore, the examples of the components listed above
are also meant to be exemplary and similarly are not meant to be
exhaustive and/or inclusive.
[0048] In accordance with various embodiments of the present
disclosure, the methods described herein may be implemented using a
hardware computer system that executes software programs. Further,
in an exemplary, non-limited embodiment, implementations can
include distributed processing, component/object distributed
processing, and parallel processing. Virtual computer system
processing can be constructed to implement one or more of the
methods or functionalities as described herein, and a processor
described herein may be used to support a virtual processing
environment.
[0049] As described herein, various embodiments provide optimized
methods and systems for providing an automated testing framework in
a publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based on
a reusable data model.
[0050] Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic of an exemplary network
environment 200 for implementing a method for providing an
automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model is
illustrated. In an exemplary embodiment, the method is executable
on any networked computer platform, such as, for example, a
personal computer (PC).
[0051] The method for providing an automated testing framework in a
publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based on a
reusable data model may be implemented by an Automated Testing
Framework Implementation (ATFI) device 202. The ATFI device 202 may
be the same or similar to the computer system 102 as described with
respect to FIG. 1. The ATFI device 202 may store one or more
applications that can include executable instructions that, when
executed by the ATFI device 202, cause the ATFI device 202 to
perform actions, such as to transmit, receive, or otherwise process
network messages, for example, and to perform other actions
described and illustrated below with reference to the figures. The
application(s) may be implemented as modules or components of other
applications. Further, the application(s) can be implemented as
operating system extensions, modules, plugins, or the like.
[0052] Even further, the application(s) may be operative in a
cloud-based computing environment. The application(s) may be
executed within or as virtual machine(s) or virtual server(s) that
may be managed in a cloud-based computing environment. Also, the
application(s), and even the ATFI device 202 itself, may be located
in virtual server(s) running in a cloud-based computing environment
rather than being tied to one or more specific physical network
computing devices. Also, the application(s) may be running in one
or more virtual machines (VMs) executing on the ATFI device 202.
Additionally, in one or more embodiments of this technology,
virtual machine(s) running on the ATFI device 202 may be managed or
supervised by a hypervisor.
[0053] In the network environment 200 of FIG. 2, the ATFI device
202 is coupled to a plurality of server devices 204(1)-204(n) that
hosts a plurality of databases 206(1)-206(n), and also to a
plurality of client devices 208(1)-208(n) via communication
network(s) 210. A communication interface of the ATFI device 202,
such as the network interface 114 of the computer system 102 of
FIG. 1, operatively couples and communicates between the ATFI
device 202, the server devices 204(1)-204(n), and/or the client
devices 208(1)-208(n), which are all coupled together by the
communication network(s) 210, although other types and/or numbers
of communication networks or systems with other types and/or
numbers of connections and/or configurations to other devices
and/or elements may also be used.
[0054] The communication network(s) 210 may be the same or similar
to the network 122 as described with respect to FIG. 1, although
the ATFI device 202, the server devices 204(1)-204(n), and/or the
client devices 208(1)-208(n) may be coupled together via other
topologies. Additionally, the network environment 200 may include
other network devices such as one or more routers and/or switches,
for example, which are well known in the art and thus will not be
described herein. This technology provides a number of advantages
including methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and ATFI
devices that efficiently implement a method for providing an
automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model.
[0055] By way of example only, the communication network(s) 210 may
include local area network(s) (LAN(s)) or wide area network(s)
(WAN(s)), and can use TCP/IP over Ethernet and industry-standard
protocols, although other types and/or numbers of protocols and/or
communication networks may be used. The communication network(s)
210 in this example may employ any suitable interface mechanisms
and network communication technologies including, for example,
teletraffic in any suitable form (e.g., voice, modem, and the
like), Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTNs), Ethernet-based
Packet Data Networks (PDNs), combinations thereof, and the
like.
[0056] The ATFI device 202 may be a standalone device or integrated
with one or more other devices or apparatuses, such as one or more
of the server devices 204(1)-204(n), for example. In one particular
example, the ATFI device 202 may include or be hosted by one of the
server devices 204(1)-204(n), and other arrangements are also
possible. Moreover, one or more of the devices of the ATFI device
202 may be in a same or a different communication network including
one or more public, private, or cloud networks, for example.
[0057] The plurality of server devices 204(1)-204(n) may be the
same or similar to the computer system 102 or the computer device
120 as described with respect to FIG. 1, including any features or
combination of features described with respect thereto. For
example, any of the server devices 204(1)-204(n) may include, among
other features, one or more processors, a memory, and a
communication interface, which are coupled together by a bus or
other communication link, although other numbers and/or types of
network devices may be used. The server devices 204(1)-204(n) in
this example may process requests received from the ATFI device 202
via the communication network(s) 210 according to the HTTP-based
and/or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) protocol, for example,
although other protocols may also be used.
[0058] The server devices 204(1)-204(n) may be hardware or software
or may represent a system with multiple servers in a pool, which
may include internal or external networks. The server devices
204(1)-204(n) hosts the databases 206(1)-206(n) that are configured
to store data that relates to feature step definitions, class
files, configuration parameters, and data queue structures.
[0059] Although the server devices 204(1)-204(n) are illustrated as
single devices, one or more actions of each of the server devices
204(1)-204(n) may be distributed across one or more distinct
network computing devices that together comprise one or more of the
server devices 204(1)-204(n). Moreover, the server devices
204(1)-204(n) are not limited to a particular configuration. Thus,
the server devices 204(1)-204(n) may contain a plurality of network
computing devices that operate using a master/slave approach,
whereby one of the network computing devices of the server devices
204(1)-204(n) operates to manage and/or otherwise coordinate
operations of the other network computing devices.
[0060] The server devices 204(1)-204(n) may operate as a plurality
of network computing devices within a cluster architecture, a
peer-to peer architecture, virtual machines, or within a cloud
architecture, for example. Thus, the technology disclosed herein is
not to be construed as being limited to a single environment and
other configurations and architectures are also envisaged.
[0061] The plurality of client devices 208(1)-208(n) may also be
the same or similar to the computer system 102 or the computer
device 120 as described with respect to FIG. 1, including any
features or combination of features described with respect thereto.
For example, the client devices 208(1)-208(n) in this example may
include any type of computing device that can interact with the
ATFI device 202 via communication network(s) 210. Accordingly, the
client devices 208(1)-208(n) may be mobile computing devices,
desktop computing devices, laptop computing devices, tablet
computing devices, virtual machines (including cloud-based
computers), or the like, that host chat, e-mail, or voice-to-text
applications, for example. In an exemplary embodiment, at least one
client device 208 is a wireless mobile communication device, i.e.,
a smart phone.
[0062] The client devices 208(1)-208(n) may run interface
applications, such as standard web browsers or standalone client
applications, which may provide an interface to communicate with
the ATFI device 202 via the communication network(s) 210 in order
to communicate user requests and information. The client devices
208(1)-208(n) may further include, among other features, a display
device, such as a display screen or touchscreen, and/or an input
device, such as a keyboard, for example.
[0063] Although the exemplary network environment 200 with the ATFI
device 202, the server devices 204(1)-204(n), the client devices
208(1)-208(n), and the communication network(s) 210 are described
and illustrated herein, other types and/or numbers of systems,
devices, components, and/or elements in other topologies may be
used. It is to be understood that the systems of the examples
described herein are for exemplary purposes, as many variations of
the specific hardware and software used to implement the examples
are possible, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the
relevant art(s).
[0064] One or more of the devices depicted in the network
environment 200, such as the ATFI device 202, the server devices
204(1)-204(n), or the client devices 208(1)-208(n), for example,
may be configured to operate as virtual instances on the same
physical machine. In other words, one or more of the ATFI device
202, the server devices 204(1)-204(n), or the client devices
208(1)-208(n) may operate on the same physical device rather than
as separate devices communicating through communication network(s)
210. Additionally, there may be more or fewer ATFI devices 202,
server devices 204(1)-204(n), or client devices 208(1)-208(n) than
illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0065] In addition, two or more computing systems or devices may be
substituted for any one of the systems or devices in any example.
Accordingly, principles and advantages of distributed processing,
such as redundancy and replication also may be implemented, as
desired, to increase the robustness and performance of the devices
and systems of the examples. The examples may also be implemented
on computer system(s) that extend across any suitable network using
any suitable interface mechanisms and traffic technologies,
including by way of example only teletraffic in any suitable form
(e.g., voice and modem), wireless traffic networks, cellular
traffic networks, Packet Data Networks (PDNs), the Internet,
intranets, and combinations thereof.
[0066] The ATFI device 202 is described and shown in FIG. 3 as
including an automated testing framework implementation module 302,
although it may include other rules, policies, modules, databases,
or applications, for example. As will be described below, the
automated testing framework implementation module 302 is configured
to implement a method for providing an automated testing framework
in a publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based
on a reusable data model.
[0067] An exemplary process 300 for implementing a mechanism for
providing an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber
design pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model
by utilizing the network environment of FIG. 2 is shown as being
executed in FIG. 3. Specifically, a first client device 208(1) and
a second client device 208(2) are illustrated as being in
communication with ATFI device 202. In this regard, the first
client device 208(1) and the second client device 208(2) may be
"clients" of the ATFI device 202 and are described herein as such.
Nevertheless, it is to be known and understood that the first
client device 208(1) and/or the second client device 208(2) need
not necessarily be "clients" of the ATFI device 202, or any entity
described in association therewith herein. Any additional or
alternative relationship may exist between either or both of the
first client device 208(1) and the second client device 208(2) and
the ATFI device 202, or no relationship may exist.
[0068] Further, ATFI device 202 is illustrated as being able to
access a feature step definitions, class files, and configuration
parameters repository 206(1) and a DataQueueRoom database 206(2).
The automated testing framework implementation module 302 may be
configured to access these databases for implementing a method for
providing an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber
design pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data
model.
[0069] The first client device 208(1) may be, for example, a smart
phone. Of course, the first client device 208(1) may be any
additional device described herein. The second client device 208(2)
may be, for example, a personal computer (PC). Of course, the
second client device 208(2) may also be any additional device
described herein.
[0070] The process may be executed via the communication network(s)
210, which may comprise plural networks as described above. For
example, in an exemplary embodiment, either or both of the first
client device 208(1) and the second client device 208(2) may
communicate with the ATFI device 202 via broadband or cellular
communication. Of course, these embodiments are merely exemplary
and are not limiting or exhaustive.
[0071] Upon being started, the automated testing framework
implementation module 302 executes a process for providing an
automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model. An
exemplary process for providing an automated testing framework in a
publisher/subscriber design pattern to validate messages based on a
reusable data model is generally indicated at flowchart 400 in FIG.
4.
[0072] In the process 400 of FIG. 4, at step S402, an electronic
resource that includes a feature file relating to the development
of an application may be received from a developer. The feature
file may be received from a developer in a testing environment such
as, for example, a CUCUMBER testing environment. In an exemplary
embodiment, the developer may create the feature file by using a
programming language such as, for example, a SCALA programming
language and a JAVA programming language. The programming language
may be class-based, object-oriented, and designed to have as few
implementation dependencies as possible. As will be appreciated by
a person of ordinary skill in the art, the programming language may
include any programming language providing support for both
object-oriented programming and functional programming.
[0073] In another exemplary embodiment, a feature file may serve as
an automation test script in a testing environment and may contain
a scenario or a list of scenarios. The feature file may include
scripts as well as descriptions of tests in a descriptive language
such as, for example, an English language. In another exemplary
embodiment, the feature file may include stories and features such
as, for example, a login action. The feature file may utilize a
special file extension such as, for example, a ".feature" file
extension to enable recognition of the feature file by a testing
environment. In another exemplary embodiment, the feature file may
include a dynamic document that may be continually edited and
updated such as, for example, a live document. The live document
may include definitions of the features in the feature file. In
another exemplary embodiment, a feature file may be included in an
electronic resource such as, for example, a computer file for
recording data discretely in a computer storage device. The
electronic resource may be edited and transferred via a network to
other connected computing devices.
[0074] In another exemplary embodiment, the feature file may relate
to the development of an application such as, for example, a
monolithic application and a microservice application in an
enterprise network. The monolithic application may describe a
single-tiered software application where the user interface and
data access code are combined into a single program from a single
platform. The monolithic application may be self-contained and
independent from other computing applications.
[0075] In another exemplary embodiment, a microservice application
may include a unique service and a unique process that communicates
with other services and processes over a network to fulfill a goal.
The microservice application may be independently deployable and
organized around business capabilities in another exemplary
embodiment, the microservices may relate to a software development
architecture such as, for example, an event-driven architecture
made up of event producers and event consumers in a loosely coupled
choreography. The event producer may detect or sense an event such
as, for example, a significant occurrence or change in state for
system hardware or software and represent the event as a message.
The event message may then be transmitted to the event consumer via
event channels for processing. In another exemplary embodiment, the
event-driven architecture may include a distributed data streaming
platform such as, for example, an APACHE KAFKA platform for the
publishing, subscribing, storing, and processing of event streams
in real time. As will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill
in the art, each microservice in a microservice choreography
performs its actions independently and does not require any
external instructions.
[0076] In another exemplary embodiment, microservices may relate to
a software development architecture such as, for example, a
service-oriented architecture which arranges a complex application
as a collection of coupled modular services. The modular services
may include small, independently versioned, and scalable
customer-focused services with specific business goals, which
communicate with other services over standard protocols with
well-defined interfaces. In another exemplary embodiment, the
microservices may utilize technology-agnostic communication
protocols such as, for example, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) to communicate over a network and may be implemented by
using different programming languages, databases, hardware
environments, and software environments.
[0077] At step S404, a set of step definitions relating to a
message payload test assertion may be identified from the at least
one electronic resource. In an exemplary embodiment, the set of
step definitions may include implementation definitions or step
definitions for each step in the feature file of the electronic
resource. The testing environment may execute a step in the feature
file by identifying a corresponding step definition to execute. In
another exemplary embodiment, a set of step definitions may include
a small piece of code with a pattern. The set of step definitions
may correspond to a procedure such as, for example, a JAVA method
in a class file with an annotation. In another exemplary
embodiment, the annotation and the pattern may be used to link the
set of step definitions to the matching steps in the feature
file.
[0078] In another exemplary embodiment, the message payload test
assertion may include a predicate connected to a point in the
payload. The predicate may be designed to be evaluated as true at a
point in code execution corresponding to the point in the payload.
In another exemplary embodiment, the predicate may include a
Boolean-value function over the state space and may be expressed as
a logical proposition by using the variables of a computer program.
As will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill in the art,
the payload test assertion may facilitate the detection of defects
in the payload by a test environment.
[0079] At step S406, the identified set of step definitions may be
annotated to include a feature step definition. In an exemplary
embodiment, annotation may include syntactic metadata that can be
added to source code. For computer programing languages such as,
for example, a JAVA computing language, the annotations may be read
from source files and may be embedded in, as well as read from,
class files generated by a compiler. As will be appreciated by a
person of ordinary skill in the art, source codes of computer files
such as, for example, class files, methods, variables, parameters,
and payloads may be annotated.
[0080] In another exemplary embodiment, a feature step definition
may include implementation definitions for the execution of the
feature file on a stream-processing software platform such as, for
example, the APACHE KAFKA platform. The feature step definition may
facilitate effective execution of the feature file in the
stream-processing software platform. In another exemplary
embodiment, the feature step definition may be automatically
generated for each feature file. The feature step definition may be
automatically generated based on information relating to the user
such as, for example, a user testing activity as well as
information relating to the feature file such as, for example, the
feature to be tested by the feature file. In another exemplary
embodiment, the feature step definition may be generated in advance
and stored in a database. The stored feature step definition may be
identified and retrieved from the database based on the feature
file.
[0081] At step S408, the annotated electronic resource may be
executed by using an inversion of control container based on a
configuration step definition. In an exemplary embodiment, a
software tool such as, for example, a CUCUMBER software tool may be
used to execute the annotated electronic resource. The software
tool may support behavior-driven development and may be invoked in
a test environment that includes a virtual machine such as, for
example, a JAVA virtual machine (JVM). Once the software tool has
been invoked, class files may be loaded into the test environment.
In another exemplary embodiment, the class files may include a
message handler class file that is annotated based on a
predetermined configuration parameter. Then, the inversion of
control container such as, for example, a SPRING context container
may also be executed and bound to the test environment based on the
configuration step definition.
[0082] In another exemplary embodiment, the software tool may be
automatically executed based on the feature step definition in the
annotated electronic resource. The software tool may enable the
creation of test scripts in a natural language such as, for
example, an English language, to test applications by using
scenarios. In another exemplary embodiment, the software tool may
be executed by a user based on a selection in a graphical user
interface.
[0083] In another exemplary embodiment, the virtual machine upon
which the software tool may be loaded to test the annotated
electronic resource may include a JAVA virtual machine (JVM). The
JVM may enable a computer to run JAVA programs as well as programs
written in other computing languages which are compiled to JAVA
bytecode. In another exemplary embodiment, the JVM may be defined
by a JVM specification. The JVM specification may formally describe
what is required in a JVM implementation and may ensure
interoperability of JAVA programs across different implementations.
As will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill in the art,
the virtual machine may include commercially supported JVM software
such as, for example Oracle's JVM software based on an OPENJDK
implementation, as well as proprietary JVM software.
[0084] In another exemplary embodiment, the class files may include
a computer file comprising JAVA bytecode that may be executed on
the JVM. The class files may be generated by a compiler from
programing language source files that contains JAVA classes. In
another exemplary embodiment, class files may include any number of
procedures and/or methods to access the value of various kinds of
other procedures and/or methods. Class files may include variable
types such as, for example, local variables that are defined inside
of methods, constructors, or blocks, instance variables that are
within a class but outside of any method, and class variables that
are declared within a class, outside of any method, with the static
keyword. In another exemplary embodiment, class files compiled on
one platform may be executed on the JVM of another platform. JAVA
applications may include platform agnostic applications due to the
platform independence of the class files. In another exemplary
embodiment, the class files may include a blueprint and/or a
template from which individual objects are created.
[0085] In another exemplary embodiment, the class files may include
a message handler class file that is annotated based on a
predetermined configuration parameter. The predetermined
configuration parameter may include a topic parameter, a group
parameter, and a partition parameter. In another exemplary
embodiment, the message handler class file may include a first
procedure and a second procedure. The first procedure and the
second procedure may include an object-oriented programming method
that represents a behavior of the message handler object. The first
procedure and the second procedure may be invoked based on a
signature that is part of a declaration. In an exemplary
embodiment, the signature may include a combination of a procedure
name and a parameter list.
[0086] In another exemplary embodiment, the inversion of control
container such as, for example, a SPRING context may be used for
instantiating, configuring, and assembling objects and beans by
reading configuration metadata from computing codes such as, for
example, an Extensible Markup Language (XML) code, a JAVA
annotations code, and a JAVA code in the configuration step
definition. The inversion of control container may invert the flow
of control such that the framework calls into the task-specific
code. In another exemplary embodiment, the inversion of control
increases modularity of the application and may make the
application extensible. The modularity of the application may be
utilized by programming paradigms such as, for example, the
object-oriented programing paradigm. In another exemplary
embodiment, the inversion of control container may be included as a
part of a framework such as, for example, a SPRING framework that
includes an application framework and an inversion of control
container for the JAVA platform. The SPRING framework may include
modules such as, for example, a SPRING core container, an inversion
of control container, a model-view-container, etc.
[0087] At step S410, a message handler object that manages payload
listening may be loaded. In an exemplary embodiment, the message
handler object may include a bean that may also be loaded as a part
of the inversion of control container. The message handler object
may perform listening functions relating to the management and
control of application message payloads. In another exemplary
embodiment, the message handler object may include states and
behaviors. The message handler object may include an instance of
the message handler class. In another exemplary embodiment, the
message handler object may include event listeners. The event
listeners may represent interfaces responsible for the handling of
events.
[0088] At step S412, a message generated from the execution of the
annotated electronic resource may be transmitted to a data
structure that maintains a plurality of message queues by using the
message handler object. In an exemplary embodiment, the procedures
and/or methods that are invoked in previous steps above may manage
and control how the message payloads are handled. The procedures
and/or methods may push the messages to a data structure that
maintains a plurality of message queues such as, for example, a
JAVA DataQueueRoom.
[0089] In another exemplary embodiment, messaging may include a
process of communication between software components or between
applications. A messaging system may include a peer-to-peer
facility such that a messaging client may send messages to, and
receive messages from, any other client. Each messaging client may
connect to a messaging agent that provides facilities for creating,
sending, receiving, and reading messages. In another exemplary
embodiment, messaging may enable distributed communication that is
loosely coupled. A component may send a message to a destination,
and the recipient may retrieve the message from the destination,
which enables communication between the sender and the receiver
even when the sender and the receiver are not available at the same
time. In another exemplary embodiment, the message may be
communicated synchronously and asynchronously between software
components. In asynchronous communication, a software component may
put a message in a message queue and continues processing without
requiring an immediate response. In synchronous communication, the
software component sends the message to another software component
and waits for a response before continuing to process the next set
of instructions.
[0090] In another exemplary embodiment, the data structure that
maintains a plurality of message queues may include a
publish-and-subscribe model and a point-to-point model. In a
publish-and-subscribe model, messages may be published to a
particular message topic. Subscribers may register interest in
receiving messages published on a particular message topic. In this
model, neither the publisher nor the subscriber knows about each
other. In a point-to-point model, messages may be routed to
individual consumers that maintain queues of incoming messages.
Each message may be addressed to a specific queue and the receiving
client may extract messages from the queues established to hold the
client's messages. As such, each message may be consumed by one
consumer.
[0091] In another exemplary embodiment, the first procedure from
step S408 may further include a determination of whether a message
queue of a predetermined data type is present in the data structure
and then pushing a variable of the datatype into the message queue.
When the message queue is not present in the data structure, the
message queue may be generated for the data type to facilitate the
pushing of the variable. Else, when the message queue is present in
the data structure, a reference of the message queue may be
retrieved from the data structure to facilitate the pushing of the
variable. As will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill in
the art, the first procedure may correspond to a DataQueRoom method
such as, for example, a PushToQueue JAVA method.
[0092] At step S414, the message may be validated based on the
plurality of message queues. In an exemplary embodiment, the
message may be validated by using validation techniques such as,
for example, by comparing a published message from a producer with
a message received by the consumer. In another exemplary
embodiment, the message may be validated by using an assertion
technique to ensure correctness of any assumptions in an
application. The assertion may be assumed to be true when it is
executed and may return an error value when the assertion is
false.
[0093] In another exemplary embodiment, the second procedure from
step S408 may further include a determination of whether a message
queue of a predetermined data type is present in the data
structure. When the message queue is present in the data structure,
a reference of the message queue may be returned as a successful
result of the assertion. Else, when the message queue is not
present in the data structure, a null value indicating that the
message queue does not exist may be returned as an unsuccessful
result of the assertion.
[0094] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram that illustrates an exemplary
system 500 that is usable for implementing a method for providing
an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber design
pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model. The
exemplary system 500 in FIG. 5 includes a database 502, a
microservice 504, and an enterprise streaming as a service (E-SaaS)
KAFKA cluster 506. The microservice 504 operates within a
regression test suite and incorporates a KAFKA consumer together
with a KAFKA producer in a single microservice. In an exemplary
embodiment, the regression test suit may include a set of test
scenarios designed to ensure that the microservice is accurate and
correct after undergoing corrections or changes. The microservice
504 may also include application logic such as, for example, a
message handler to control workflows and manage the
stream-processing. In another exemplary embodiment, the application
logic may include application specific coordination of domain and
infrastructure components according to the requirements of the
application.
[0095] In steps 1 and 2 of FIG. 5, a caller of the KAFKA consumer
communicates with the application logic. In another exemplary
embodiment, the caller may include computer code such as, for
example, a procedure and/or a method of the KAFKA consumer that
calls on another computer code to perform a function such as, for
example, retrieve information from a database. In steps 3 and 4,
the application logic coordinates with the database to retrieve the
requested information. In step 5, the application logic passes the
retrieved information to the KAFKA producer. In step 6, the KAFKA
producer publishes messages that include the retrieved information
to an E-SaaS KAFKA cluster. In another exemplary embodiment, the
KAFKA producer pushes the published messages to at least one KAFKA
topic in the E-SaaS KAFKA cluster. Then, the KAFKA consumer may
perform assertion on the published messages in the E-SaaS KAFKA
cluster by comparing the messages in the KAFKA topic with an
expected message based on the call made by the caller.
[0096] FIG. 6 is a technical component diagram that illustrates an
exemplary system 600 that is usable for implementing a method for
providing an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber
design pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model.
The exemplary system 600 in FIG. 6 includes an enterprise streaming
as a service (ESAAS) cluster 602, a Data Queue Room 604, a KAFKA
consumer 606, feature files and data 608, and a KAFKA producer 610.
The exemplary system supports seamless integration between test
environments and custom test scenarios created by a developer for
an application project and leverages an internal framework of
producers and consumers to validate message payloads. Additionally,
by setting up and initializing the producers and the consumers in
the same workspace as the application project, an alternate runtime
is not needed. As will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill
in the art, this non-invasive framework of producers and consumers
do not impact core logic and business specific functions of the
application project.
[0097] In FIG. 6, Data Queue Room 604 and KAFKA consumer 606
operate within an inversion of control container such as, for
example, a SPRING context. The SPRING context is an element of a
software tool such as, for example, a CUCUMBER tests tool that
facilitates the testing of feature files and data 608 on a JAVA
virtual machine (JVM). The CUCUMBER tests tool, together with the
software components within the CUCUMBER tests tool, form the test
automation component usable for the testing of an application. In
FIG. 6, the application to be tested similarly operates on a JVM
and includes an embedded TOMCAT that hosts the KAFKA producer 610.
In an exemplary embodiment, the embedded TOMCAT may include a
server that combines a JAVA web application with a TOMCAT server
distribution. The embedded TOMCAT may offer a technique for
packaging JAVA web applications that is consistent with a
microservices-based software development approach. The test
automation component and the application to be tested communicate
by publishing and consuming messages from the ESAAS cluster 602. As
will be appreciated by a person of ordinary skill in the art, FIG.
6 is a technical component diagram usable to perform the steps
outlined in FIG. 5.
[0098] Accordingly, with this technology, an optimized process for
providing an automated testing framework in a publisher/subscriber
design pattern to validate messages based on a reusable data model
is provided.
[0099] Although the invention has been described with reference to
several exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the words that
have been used are words of description and illustration, rather
than words of limitation. Changes may be made within the purview of
the appended claims, as presently stated and as amended, without
departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure in
its aspects. Although the invention has been described with
reference to particular means, materials and embodiments, the
invention is not intended to be limited to the particulars
disclosed; rather the invention extends to all functionally
equivalent structures, methods, and uses such as are within the
scope of the appended claims.
[0100] For example, while the computer-readable medium may be
described as a single medium, the term "computer-readable medium"
includes a single medium or multiple media, such as a centralized
or distributed database, and/or associated caches and servers that
store one or more sets of instructions. The term "computer-readable
medium" shall also include any medium that is capable of storing,
encoding or carrying a set of instructions for execution by a
processor or that cause a computer system to perform any one or
more of the embodiments disclosed herein.
[0101] The computer-readable medium may comprise a non-transitory
computer-readable medium or media and/or comprise a transitory
computer-readable medium or media. In a particular non-limiting,
exemplary embodiment, the computer-readable medium can include a
solid-state memory such as a memory card or other package that
houses one or more non-volatile read-only memories. Further, the
computer-readable medium can be a random-access memory or other
volatile re-writable memory. Additionally, the computer-readable
medium can include a magneto-optical or optical medium, such as a
disk or tapes or other storage device to capture carrier wave
signals such as a signal communicated over a transmission medium.
Accordingly, the disclosure is considered to include any
computer-readable medium or other equivalents and successor media,
in which data or instructions may be stored.
[0102] Although the present application describes specific
embodiments which may be implemented as computer programs or code
segments in computer-readable media, it is to be understood that
dedicated hardware implementations, such as application specific
integrated circuits, programmable logic arrays and other hardware
devices, can be constructed to implement one or more of the
embodiments described herein. Applications that may include the
various embodiments set forth herein may broadly include a variety
of electronic and computer systems. Accordingly, the present
application may encompass software, firmware, and hardware
implementations, or combinations thereof. Nothing in the present
application should be interpreted as being implemented or
implementable solely with software and not hardware.
[0103] Although the present specification describes components and
functions that may be implemented in particular embodiments with
reference to particular standards and protocols, the disclosure is
not limited to such standards and protocols. Such standards are
periodically superseded by faster or more efficient equivalents
having essentially the same functions. Accordingly, replacement
standards and protocols having the same or similar functions are
considered equivalents thereof.
[0104] The illustrations of the embodiments described herein are
intended to provide a general understanding of the various
embodiments. The illustrations are not intended to serve as a
complete description of all of the elements and features of
apparatus and systems that utilize the structures or methods
described herein. Many other embodiments may be apparent to those
of skill in the art upon reviewing the disclosure. Other
embodiments may be utilized and derived from the disclosure, such
that structural and logical substitutions and changes may be made
without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Additionally,
the illustrations are merely representational and may not be drawn
to scale. Certain proportions within the illustrations may be
exaggerated, while other proportions may be minimized. Accordingly,
the disclosure and the figures are to be regarded as illustrative
rather than restrictive.
[0105] One or more embodiments of the disclosure may be referred to
herein, individually and/or collectively, by the term "invention"
merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit
the scope of this application to any particular invention or
inventive concept. Moreover, although specific embodiments have
been illustrated and described herein, it should be appreciated
that any subsequent arrangement designed to achieve the same or
similar purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiments
shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all subsequent
adaptations or variations of various embodiments. Combinations of
the above embodiments, and other embodiments not specifically
described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the art
upon reviewing the description.
[0106] The Abstract of the Disclosure is submitted with the
understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the
scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing
Detailed Description, various features may be grouped together or
described in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining
the disclosure. This disclosure is not to be interpreted as
reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more
features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the
following claims reflect, inventive subject matter may be directed
to less than all of the features of any of the disclosed
embodiments. Thus, the following claims are incorporated into the
Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as
defining separately claimed subject matter.
[0107] The above disclosed subject matter is to be considered
illustrative, and not restrictive, and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications, enhancements, and other
embodiments which fall within the true spirit and scope of the
present disclosure. Thus, to the maximum extent allowed by law, the
scope of the present disclosure is to be determined by the broadest
permissible interpretation of the following claims and their
equivalents, and shall not be restricted or limited by the
foregoing detailed description.
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