Test executive system having XML object representation capabilities

Abstract

A system and method for generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) representation of a test executive object. In various embodiments, the test executive software may define various types of objects used in performing tests of a system. The test executive software may be operable to generate an XML representation for one or more of these test executive object types. In response to receiving a request for an XML representation of a specified test executive object, the test executive software may generate an XML representation of the specified test executive object. In one embodiment, the XML representation may include enough information about the object to enable an identical object to be re-instantiated in memory, e.g., on a different computer system. In other embodiments, the XML representation may include only a portion of the object information.

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