US 2021/0232491 A1Published application

Software code testing system

AssigneeDell Products L.P.

InventorsFei Yuan, Jie Wang, Bowen Lei, Fei Wang, Qinglan Li

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Abstract

A software code testing system includes sub-engines and a test case database storing test cases. A test case sub-engine runs each of the test cases on a plurality of software code modules, and a software code coverage determination sub-engine identifies a respective software code coverage for each software code method included in each of the software code modules. A test case/software code coverage mapping sub-engine then maps the respective software code coverage for each of the software code methods included in each of the software code modules with the respective test case that was run on that software code module to provide a test case/software code coverage mapping, which is used by a test suite optimization sub-engine to generate a test suite that includes a subset of the test cases that provide a desired level of software code coverage using a minimum number of test cases.

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Dependent claims

A software code testing system, comprising:

a test case database storing a plurality of test cases;
and
a test case sub-engine that is coupled to the test case database and that is configured to:
run each of the plurality of test cases on a plurality of software code modules;
a software code coverage determination sub-engine that is configured to:
identify, based on the running of each of the plurality of test cases on the plurality of software code modules, a respective software code coverage for each at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules;
a test case/software code coverage mapping sub-engine that is configured to:
map the respective software code coverage for each of the at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules with the respective test case that was run on that software code module to provide a test case/software code coverage mapping;
and
a test suite optimization sub-engine that is configured to:
generate, using the test case/software code coverage mapping, a test suite that includes a subset of the plurality of test cases that provide a desired level of software code coverage of the software code methods included in the plurality of software code modules using a minimum number of the plurality of test cases.

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An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a processing system;
and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a software code testing engine that is configured to:
run each of a plurality of test cases on a plurality of software code modules;
identify, based on the running of each of the plurality of test cases on the plurality of software code modules, a respective software code coverage for each at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules;
map the respective software code coverage for each of the at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules with the respective test case that was run on that software code module to provide a test case/software code coverage mapping;
and
generate, using the test case/software code coverage mapping, a test suite that includes a subset of the plurality of test cases that provide a desired level of software code coverage of the software code methods included in the plurality of software code modules using a minimum number of the plurality of test cases.

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A method for testing software code, comprising:

running, by a software code testing system, each of a plurality of test cases on a plurality of software code modules;
identifying, by the software code testing system based on the running of each of the plurality of test cases on the plurality of software code modules, a respective software code coverage for each at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules;
mapping, by the software code testing system, the respective software code coverage for each of the at least one software code method included in each of the plurality of software code modules with the respective test case that was run on that software code module to provide a test case/software code coverage mapping;
and
generating, by the software code testing system using the test case/software code coverage mapping, a test suite that includes a subset of the plurality of test cases that provide a desired level of software code coverage of the software code methods included in the plurality of software code modules using a minimum number of the plurality of test cases.

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