Unitary test protocols for software program applications

A test engine comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the test engine to:
• identify multiple actions of multiple journeys for testing an application program,
• wherein each journey includes a sequence of one or more actions;
• select a set of actions of at least two journeys the multiple journeys to validate the application program,
• wherein the set of actions precludes mutually exclusive actions of the multiple journeys;
• create a unitary test that defines a single journey including the set of actions arranged in a preset order configured to validate a feature of the application program based on performance of the single journey;
• and
• cause execution of the unitary test to generate a result indicative of whether the application program passed the unitary test.

A computer-readable storage medium, excluding transitory signals and carrying instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to:

• receive a set of test protocols including two or more of a unit test, an integration test, a system test, or an end-to-end test for an application program,
• wherein each test protocol includes a journey of multiple journeys for separately testing an application program, and
• wherein each journey includes a sequence of one or more actions;
• select a set of actions from at least two journeys the multiple journeys to validate an application program,
• wherein the set of actions precludes mutually exclusive actions of the multiple journeys;
• generate a unitary test that orders the set of actions to validate a set of features of the application program with a single journey;
• and
• cause execution of the unitary test to generate a result indicative of whether the application program passes the set of test protocols based on performance of the single journey.