Controller for a vehicle, method for testing a program element of a vehicle function, and motor vehicle comprising a controller

A controller for a vehicle, the controller comprising:

• a computing apparatus to operate,
• a control program to control a vehicle function, and
• a test environment with a control test program to test at least one program element of a vehicle function,
• the test environment is defined within a delimited runtime environment that is delimited from the control program;
• the control test program includes a program interface to link and execute the at least one first program element in a runtime of the control test program;
• the control test program is to test the executed at least one first program element of the vehicle function;
• and
• the controller includes a communication device to provide a wireless communication connection to the test environment;
• the control test program is to,
• recognize a vehicle status in data of the vehicle functions, and
• obtain, via the wireless communication connection, at least one second program element that is associated with the vehicle status.

A method of testing a program element of a vehicle function in which a control program to control vehicle functions is provided, the method by the control program comprising:

• running a runtime environment that is delimited from the control program to run a test environment,
• linking, through a program interface of the control test program, at least one program element into a runtime of the control test program and executing the at least one program element,
• testing, by the at least one program element, the vehicle function
• establishing, by a communication device, a wireless communication connection to the test environment, and
• by the control test program,
• recognizing a vehicle status in data of the vehicle functions, and
• obtaining, via the wireless communication connection, at least one defined program element that is associated with the vehicle status.

A motor vehicle , comprising:

• a controller including,
• a computing apparatus to operate,
• a control program to control a vehicle function, and
• a test environment with a control test program to test at least one program element of a vehicle function,
• the test environment is defined within a delimited runtime environment that is delimited from the control program;
• the control test program includes a program interface to link and execute the at least one first program element in a runtime of the control test program;
• the control test program is to test the executed at least one first program element of the vehicle function;
• and
• the controller includes a communication device to provide a wireless communication connection to the test environment;
• the control test program is to,
• recognize a vehicle status in data of the vehicle functions, and
• obtain, via the wireless communication connection, at least one second program element that is associated with the vehicle status.