Automation framework for localizability testing of internationalized software

Abstract

For a widespread usage of the software product, the product should be available and usable in different local languages of different countries. Many companies are planning to or have already invested time and money to internationalize their products and websites and localize them into other languages. When making a product to support multiple languages, there are chances for assumed conventions for a specific language. To ensure that the product is usable anywhere in the world while adapting to the cultural identity of the user we provide an automation framework to check the internationalization functionality of the product. The implementation of our proposed automation framework shows that it can identify the hardcoded content of a specific language, the text that has been over translated for a specific language and the character handling issues for various languages. The framework is flexible as it can be used for any web-based software product. The proposed framework will reduce the time involved in regression testing and with minimal effort the future enhancements of the product can be easily tested.