Automação de testes para aplicações móveis como serviço Automated Mobile Testing as a service AM-TaaS

Abstract

Due high popularization of cloud services and the use of a wide range of mobile devices with different environments and platforms, a new model to offer software test service emerged, called Testing as a Service (TaaS). It uses cloud infrastructure to provide on-demand testing services on cloud for end users at any time. Nowadays there are many studies about different services about TaaS. Based on this scenario, we propose a framework, called Automated Mobile Testing as a Service (AM-TaaS), which offers automated test for mobile applications based, preliminary, on App Quality Alliance (AQuA)’s test criteria. This research evaluated the proposed framework through two empirical studies. Firstly, a proof of concept regarding the feasibility of the proposed framework and a second study in a controlled environment to evaluate the proposed framework when compared to another local environment for testing in mobile applications. The experimental results of both studies indicate that the test service is feasible using cloud resources. The running time of the test process in AM-TaaS was less than a Local Environment Test usually used by developers or testers. In addition, a positive attitude of testers was perceived regarding the use of AM-TaaS.Due high popularization of cloud services and the use of a wide range of mobile devices with different environments and platforms, a new model to offer software test service emerged, called Testing as a Service (TaaS). It uses cloud infrastructure to provide on-demand testing services on cloud for end users at any time. Nowadays there are many studies about different services about TaaS. Based on this scenario, we propose a framework, called Automated Mobile Testing as a Service (AM-TaaS), which offers automated test for mobile applications based, preliminary, on App Quality Alliance (AQuA)’s test criteria. This research evaluated the proposed framework through two empirical studies. Firstly, a proof of concept regarding the feasibility of the proposed framework and a second study in a controlled environment to evaluate the proposed framework when compared to another local environment for testing in mobile applications. The experimental results of both studies indicate that the test service is feasible using cloud resources. The running time of the test process in AM-TaaS was less than a Local Environment Test usually used by developers or testers. In addition, a positive attitude of testers was perceived regarding the use of AM-TaaS.