Automated identification and execution of software tests

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
• the at least one processing device being configured to implement the following steps:
• accessing at least one data structure comprising information characterizing a first set of software tests that evaluate one or more software items and at least one code coverage statistic for respective ones of the software tests in the first set, wherein the first set comprises one or more software tests designated for inclusion;
• selecting one or more of the software tests in the first set for inclusion in a second set of software tests based at least in part on an evaluation of the at least one code coverage statistic for at least some of the software tests in the first set, wherein the evaluation of the at least one code coverage statistic comprises evaluating whether the at least one code coverage statistic for at least some of the software tests in the first set satisfies one or more code coverage variance criteria, and wherein the second set comprises the one or more software tests from the first set designated for inclusion;
• and
• automatically initiating an execution of one or more of the software tests in the second set.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to perform the following steps:

• accessing at least one data structure comprising information characterizing a first set of software tests that evaluate one or more software items and at least one code coverage statistic for respective ones of the software tests in the first set, wherein the first set comprises one or more software tests designated for inclusion;
• selecting one or more of the software tests in the first set for inclusion in a second set of software tests based at least in part on an evaluation of the at least one code coverage statistic for at least some of the software tests in the first set, wherein the evaluation of the at least one code coverage statistic comprises evaluating whether the at least one code coverage statistic for at least some of the software tests in the first set satisfies one or more code coverage variance criteria, and wherein the second set comprises the one or more software tests from the first set designated for inclusion;
• and
• automatically initiating an execution of one or more of the software tests in the second set.