Remote orchestrator for software build and test tool

A computer-implemented method for building and testing a software program, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• generating a build graph from a definition of the software program input to a remote build orchestrator, the build graph comprising a plurality of actions, wherein the actions are defined by inputs, outputs, and commands, and wherein outputs of actions that are dependent on other actions for inputs are represented in the build graph by placeholders;
• processing the build graph into a series of requests for execution of the actions;
• and
• executing the actions in response to the received requests to produce results,
• wherein the generating, the processing, and the executing are each performed by a different machine entity.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions for execution that, when executed by a processor, are operable to cause to be performed operations comprising:

• generating a build graph from a definition of the software program input to a remote build orchestrator, the build graph comprising a plurality of actions, wherein the actions are defined by inputs, outputs, and commands, and wherein outputs of actions that are dependent on other actions for inputs are represented in the build graph by placeholders;
• processing the build graph into a series of requests for execution of the actions;
• executing the actions in response to the received requests to produce results;
• and
• subsequent to completion of execution of all of the actions, returning an aggregate pass-fail result based on the execution of all of the actions.