US 8,078,916 B2 · Testing measurements

Abstract

An arbiter facility is provided that operates to control the flow of processes that form a test script. The control of the processes that are performed are based on explicit rules or conditions. The rules implemented by the arbiter facility result in different processes within the test script being performed based on data processed by the arbiter facility. Moreover, the arbiter facility implement rules which explicitly express, within the test case, the value of individual operations. In the exemplary embodiment, the value of one or more individual operations are explicitly expressed by the rules that are imposed on the results returned to the arbiter facility by the various verification points within the test script. Accordingly and advantageously, analysis on the value of a verification point may be performed prior to implementing or executing a test script. This analysis may then be reflected in the rule implemented in the arbiter facility.

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Dependent claims

A tool for generating a test script for testing a portion of a computer application, the test script comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
output, by a first verification point, a first result indicative of a first test of the computer application;
output, by a second verification point, a second result indicative of a second test of the computer application;
and
output, by an arbiter facility, result data using the first result, wherein the arbiter facility is further adapted to selectively execute the second test based on a value in the first result that is representative of the importance of the first test.

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A test script for testing a portion of a computer application, the test script comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to
execute a predefined execution flow of a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions test the portion of the computer application, the predefined execution flow identifying at least one of:
the order of execution of the plurality of instructions;
and the instructions to be executed from the plurality of instructions;
generate;
by a first verification point associated with at least one first instruction of the plurality of instructions, a first result indicative of the execution of the at least one first instruction;
and
modify, by an arbiter facility, responsive to the first from the first verification point, the predefined execution flow of the plurality of instructions based on a value in the first result that, is representative of the importance of the at least one first instruction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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