SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR EVALUATING VISUAL OUTPUT GENERATED BY EXECUTION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE

摘要

A software development test platform, method and computer program product are provided to evaluate, on a perceived information level, visual output generated by execution of computer software. In the context of a method, data is provided that is representative of the visual output generated in response to execution of computer software. The method also includes comparing the data representative of the visual output to a reference image utilizing perceptual hashing. The comparison of the data representative of the visual output to the reference image includes comparing a hash value of the data representative of the visual output and a hash value of the reference image to define a perceptual difference between the visual output and the reference image. The method further includes determining the visual output to be acceptable in an instance in which the perceptual difference satisfies a predefined threshold.