Method and apparatus for API testing

A system for automatically developing software tests for a software program having source code written in an object-oriented programming language comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• at least one storage device, wherein computer implemented instructions are stored collectively within the at least one storage device which when executed, perform a method comprising:
• determining at least one class present within the source code;
• determining a method associated with the class, the method having at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a method category, and a number of arguments;
• matching a test template to the method based on at least one of the method category and the number of arguments, resulting in a matched template;
• and
• generating a test based on the matched template and the method.

A computer readable medium having processor executable instructions stored thereon for executing a method comprising:

• determining at least one class present within the source code;
• identifying a method associated with the class, the method having at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a method category, and a number of arguments;
• matching a test template to the method based on at least one of the method category and the number of arguments, resulting in a matched template;
• and
• generating a test based on the matched template and the method.