Method and system for software object testing

A method of testing a technology based object oriented software component of a computerized application under test that allows simultaneous users over a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) specifying test conditions through a user interface to a test system;
• b) initiating, across a network, through a user interface to the test system the gathering of test data on the performance of at least one technology based object oriented software component of the application under test at a plurality of load conditions, the load conditions including simultaneously running a plurality of instances of test code automatically generated from analysis of the technology based software component;
• c) specifying through a user interface to the test system the output format of the test data;
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• d) displaying in the specified format the response of said at least one technology based object oriented software component of the application under test to load.

A method of testing a technology based object oriented software component of a computerized application under test that allows simultaneous users over a computer network, the application under test having a plurality of technology based object oriented software components, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing test code automatically generated from analysis of the technology based object oriented software component to exercise a selected technology based object oriented software component;
• b) creating a first plurality of copies of the test code;
• c) simultaneously executing the first plurality of copies of test code remotely located at a first server while recording times between events in each of the first plurality of copies of test code, wherein said test code accesses said technology based object oriented software component over the computer network;
• d) creating a second plurality of copies of test code;
• e) simultaneously executing the second plurality of copies of test code remotely located at a second server while recording times between events in each of the second plurality of copies of test code;
• f) repeating a predetermined number of times the steps of creating plural copies of the test code and simultaneously executing the plural copies while recording event times;
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• g) analyzing the recorded times to present information on the performance of the technology based object oriented software component of the application under test as a function of load.

A system for determining performance of a technology based object oriented software component of an application under test in response to load, the system comprising:

• a) coordination software;
• b) at least one code generator, receiving as an input commands from the coordination software and having as an output client test code automatically generated from analysis of the technology based object oriented software component;
• c) at least one test engine, receiving as an input commands from the coordination software, the test engine comprising a computer server having a plurality of threads thereon, each thread simultaneously executing an instance of the client test code, wherein said client test code is remotely located at a first server and accesses said technology based object oriented software component over a computer network;
• d) at least one data log having computerized memory, the memory holding timing data created by the instances of the client test code in the plurality of threads;
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• e) at least one data analyzer software, operatively connected to the data log, having an output that represents performance of the technology based object oriented software component of the application under test in response to load.