Replaying operations on widgets in a graphical user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11042391-B2
Application number	US-201916502095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2019
Priority date	May 7, 2019
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

A method for replaying operations on a widget in a graphical user interface (GUI) includes acquiring, from an operation record, operation information related to the widget and a first unique identification (UID) of the widget. A widget having a second UID is determined, wherein the second UID is generated based on a call stack for creating the widget in the GUI. The second UID is the same as the first UID. It may be determined whether the widget on the GUI is operable. An operation is executed on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for replaying operations in a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:
acquiring, by one or more processors, an operation record created during a recording process, the operating record including operation information related to a widget in the GUI recorded during the recording process and a first unique identification (UID) of the widget;
generating for at least one widget of a plurality of widgets in the GUI, by the one or more processors, a UID corresponding to the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets, wherein the UID is based on a call stack for creating the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets, the call stack including an argument and a return address;
determining from the generated at least one UID corresponding to the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets, by the one or more processors, a widget in the plurality of widgets in the GUI having a second UID, wherein the second UID is the same as the first UID; and
replaying the operations by executing, by the one or more processors, an operation on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget, wherein the operation information related to the widget comprises an operation type on the widget and parameters related to the operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the UID corresponding to the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets comprises:
acquiring, by the one or more processors, the call stack for creating the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets in response to the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets being created in the GUI during the replaying process; and
generating, by the one or more processors, the UID corresponding to the at least one widget of the plurality of widgets using a hash algorithm based on the argument and the return address in the acquired call stack during the replaying process.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first UID of the widget is generated based on an argument and a return address in a call stack for creating the widget in the GUI during the recording process by actions of:
acquiring, by the one or more processors, the call stack for creating the widget in the GUI in response to the widget being created in the GUI during the recording process; and
generating, by the one or more processors, the first UID of the widget using a hash algorithm based on an argument and a return address in the acquired call stack during the recording process.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation record is created during a recording process by actions of:
subscribing, by the one or more processors, events of the widget;
acquiring, by the one or more processors, the operation information related to the widget in response to the widget being operable; and
recording, by the one or more processors, the operation information related to the widget and the first UID of the widget as the operation record.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the widget is operable in the GUI by:
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the widget is visible in the GUI; and
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the widget is capable of executing an operation in the GUI in response to the widget being visible.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the executing the operation on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget comprises:
creating, by the one or more processors, an object to refer to the widget; and
instructing, by the one or more processors, the object to execute the operation on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation on the widget according to the operation information related to the widget is executed in response to the widget being operable.

8. A computer-implemented method for recording an operation on a widget in a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
acquiring, by one or more processors, a call stack for creating the widget, wherein the call stack is acquired in response to creation of the widget in the GUI;
generating, by the one or more processors, a unique identification (UID) of the widget based on the acquired call stack, wherein the call stack includes an argument and a return address;
subscribing, by the one or more processors, events of the widget;
acquiring, by the one or more processors, operation information related to the widget, wherein the operation information includes an event of the widget; and
saving, by the one or more processors, the operation information related to the widget and the UID of the widget are in operation record in a storage device, wherein the operation information related to the widget comprises an operation type on the widget and parameters related to the operation.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Deng Xue Mei D
• Zhao jun hong
• Yi Ang
• Huang Lu Ll
• Huang Hui
• Tong Ya Juan

Classifications

• G06F9/451 Primary

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F9/45512 Primary

  Command shells · CPC title