Optimization of Automation Environment for Set-Top Box

Abstract

Testing is required for every product or s/w, so that the product delivered to the customer is free from defects, highly stable and reliable. Automated Testing is an alternative to Manual testing that can reduce the time and cost spent over testing. Also Regression testing, Stress testing and Stability testing become very easy with the help of automation. In the current environment software applications built to do the automated test- ing are highly dependent on the machine on which they run and the devices they interact with. Hence failure in either of them can have a high impact on the time and cost of testing. The focus of the project is to create an environment where testing applications can run without being a ected by system and network failures. Hence to provide a stable environment for applications to run without failure, an independent framework has to be developed which can aid the applications running on top of it, to be reliable and stable. The framework will handle all the additional tasks like process recovery, error handling, backup and scheduling, so that the applications can focus on the main task i.e. of testing.