Automating GUI Response Time Measurements in Mobile and Web Applications

摘要

The human perception of the performance of an operation while interacting with an user interface (UI) is subjective, i.e., it may depend on how the visual elements are arranged and how they respond to actions. The research for techniques for measurement of UI response time is a nontrivial task, since most of the solutions are concentrated in specific technologies. For evaluation of web pages, tools of general purpose has been used, focusing only on the download of resources and recommendations for the code structure. This paper proposes a methodology to make feasible the measurement of scenarios specified by the product designers for both web and mobile native applications with minor modifications in the automated test code. The methodology relies on using popular automation test tools originally designed for functional testing. The results found may help product owners and stakeholders to make cost-benefit analysis and make decisions about possible enhancements taking into account how the end user interacts with the application.