Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for performing functional testing of software

An apparatus for performing functional testing of software, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to:
• store a plurality of statements in a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells being organized in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of columns include a verification column and wherein each statement in the verification column corresponds to an acceptance criterion for a step of a functional test of the software;
• store a plurality of mappings linking the plurality of cells to a plurality of blocks of executable code, wherein each mapping in the plurality of mappings stores a correspondence between a unique cell in the plurality of cells and a corresponding block of executable code in the plurality of blocks of executable code and wherein each block of executable code is configured to execute one or more commands on the software;
• execute the plurality of blocks of executable code to produce an output by iterating through the plurality of cells and executing each executable block of code linked to each corresponding cell without parsing any textual content within the plurality of cells;
• and
• transmit an indication of whether the software meets one or more acceptance criteria in the verification column based at least in part on the output.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause at least one of the one or more computing devices to:

• store a plurality of statements in a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells being organized in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of columns include a verification column and wherein each statement in the verification column corresponds to an acceptance criterion for a step of a functional test of software;
• store a plurality of mappings linking the plurality of cells to a plurality of blocks of executable code, wherein each mapping in the plurality of mappings stores a correspondence between a unique cell in the plurality of cells and a corresponding block of executable code in the plurality of blocks of executable code and wherein each block of executable code is configured to execute one or more commands on the software;
• execute the plurality of blocks of executable code to produce an output by iterating through the plurality of cells and executing each executable block of code linked to each corresponding cell without parsing any textual content within the plurality of cells;
• and
• transmit an indication of whether the software meets one or more acceptance criteria in the verification column based at least in part on the output.