US 2017/0364436 A1 · PLUGIN-BASED SOFTWARE VERIFICATION SYSTEM

Abstract

System and methods for providing plugin-based software verification are described. A method may include, upon receiving a first registration instruction containing a first harness plugin associated with a first automated software test, configuring, by a test harness lifecycle controller, a first test harness based on the first harness plugin to support the executing of the first automated software test, wherein the first automated software test is a software test executable by a computer without human intervention. The method may include, upon receiving a first execution instruction, executing, by a test execution engine instructed by the test harness lifecycle controller, the first software test in the first test harness. The method may further include, upon receiving a request for test results, transmitting, by the test harness lifecycle controller in response to the request, test results collected during the executing of the first automated software test.

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A system configured for providing plugin-based software verification, the system comprising a processor and memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions for

receiving, by a test harness lifecycle controller executing in the system, a plurality of harness plugins associated with a plurality of automated software tests, wherein each of the plurality of automated software tests is a software test executable by the system without human intervention;
configuring, by the test harness lifecycle controller, a plurality of test harnesses based on the plurality of harness plugins, wherein each of the plurality of harness plugins contains a plurality of parameters for customizing corresponding one of the plurality of test harnesses, and each configured test harness in the plurality of test harnesses supports the execution of a corresponding one of the plurality of automated software tests;
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upon receiving a first execution instruction associated with a first test harness selected from the plurality of test harnesses, executing, by a test execution engine instructed by the test harness lifecycle controller, in the first test harness a corresponding first automated software test selected from the plurality of automated software tests.

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A method configured for providing plugin-based software verification, the method comprising

upon receiving a first registration instruction containing a first harness plugin associated with a first automated software test, configuring, by a test harness lifecycle controller, a first test harness based on the first harness plugin to support the executing of the first automated software test, wherein the first automated software test is a software test executable by a computer without human intervention;
upon receiving a first execution instruction, executing, by a test execution engine instructed by the test harness lifecycle controller, the first software test in the first test harness;
upon receiving a request for test results, transmitting, by the test harness lifecycle controller in response to the request, test results collected during the executing of the first automated software test.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, containing a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing plugin-based software verification, the method comprising:

upon receiving a first registration instruction containing a first harness plugin associated with a first automated software test, configuring, by a test harness lifecycle controller, a first test harness based on the first harness plugin to support the executing of the first automated software test, wherein the first automated software test is a software test executable by the processor without human intervention;
upon receiving a first execution instruction, executing, by a test execution engine instructed by the test harness lifecycle controller, the first software test in the first test harness;
upon receiving a request for test results, transmitting, by the test harness lifecycle controller in response to the request, test results collected during the executing of the first automated software test.

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