System and method for analyzing performance of a software testing system

A system for analyzing performance of a software testing system associated with a software system having multiple modules, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled to the processor;
• wherein the memory includes:
• a complexity analysis module to perform, on a computer, a complexity analysis of the software system;
• an impact analysis module to perform, on a computer, an impact analysis of information related to an impact of at least one defect on at least one module of the software system during a maintenance phase of a test cycle;
• and
• a distribution module to generate, via a computer, a distribution of effort across the at least one impacted module of the software system based on the complexity analysis and the impact analysis to enhance the software testing system performance;
• wherein the complexity analysis module comprises:
• a compressed dependency structure matrix module to generate, based on sorted cyclic blocks associated with the modules of the software system, a compressed dependency structure matrix;
• a tagging and leveling module to tag and level, based on the compressed dependency structure matrix, the modules of the software system;
• a compressed partition matrix module to generate, based on the tagged and leveled modules, at least one compressed partition matrix;
• an expanded partition matrix to generate, based on the at least one compressed partition matrix, at least one expanded partition matrix;
• a value thread module to generate, using the at least one compressed partition matrix, value threads;
• and
• a schedule module to obtain, using the value threads, a new scheduling table and to perform a path analysis.

An article, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, that when executed by a computer, result in execution of a method of analyzing performance of a software testing system associated with a software system having multiple modules, the method comprising:
• performing a computer-based complexity analysis of the software system;
• performing a computer-based impact analysis of information related to an impact of at least one defect on at least one module of the software system during maintenance phase of the test cycle;
• and
• generating a computer-based distribution of effort across at least one impacted module of the software system based on the complexity analysis and the impact analysis to enhance the software testing system performance;
• wherein the complexity analysis comprises:
• generating a compressed dependency structure matrix based on cyclic blocks associated with modules of the software system;
• based on the compressed dependency structure matrix, tagging and leveling the modules of the software application;
• based on the tagged and leveled modules, generating at least one compressed partition matrix;
• based on the at least one compressed partition matrix, generating at least one expanded partition matrix;
• using the at least one compressed partition matrix, generating value threads;
• and
• using the value threads, obtaining a new scheduling table and performing a path analysis to determine an efficient software testing scheme.