System and Method for Program State Relevancy Assessment

A device comprising one or more processors and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• identify a plurality of sets of input values for one or more input parameters of a code block;
• process the code block in accordance with each of the plurality of sets of input values thereby generating a plurality of program states, wherein a respective program state of the plurality of program states comprises one or more outcomes associated with an invocation of the code block using a respective set of input values for the one or more input parameters of the code block;
• analyse the plurality of program states to identify a relevant program state generated according to one or more sets of input values of the plurality of sets of input values, wherein the relevant program state comprises one or more outcomes which satisfy a surprisal criterion with respect to the one or more sets of input values;
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• cause an action in relation to the code block to be executed based on the relevant program state and/or the one or more sets of input values.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• identify a plurality of sets of input values for one or more input parameters of a code block;
• process the code block in accordance with each of the plurality of sets of input values thereby generating a plurality of program states, wherein a respective program state of the plurality of program states comprises one or more outcomes associated with an invocation of the code block using a respective set of input values for the one or more input parameters of the code block;
• analyse the plurality of program states to identify a relevant program state generated according to one or more sets of input values of the plurality of sets of input values, wherein the relevant program state comprises one or more outcomes which satisfy a surprisal criterion with respect to the one or more sets of input values;
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• cause an action in relation to the code block to be executed based on the relevant program state and/or the one or more sets of input values.