Testing in-container software objects

A method comprising:

• instantiating, using a processor device, an object within a container, in response to receiving a request to create the object from a testing process attempting to perform a test involving the object, wherein the testing process is separate from the container and the object is configured to execute within the container and implement a set of methods;
• assigning an identifier to the object;
• sending the identifier to the testing process;
• and
• receiving a request to invoke a particular one of the set of methods, wherein the request to invoke corresponds to an invocation of a proxy method of a proxy object within the testing process, the proxy object represents the object within the container, and the proxy method corresponds to the particular method.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:

• identify a particular object class to be tested, wherein objects of the particular object class are configured to execute within a container and implement a set of methods;
• request a testing module within the container to instantiate a particular object of the particular object class within the container;
• instantiate a proxy object of the particular object class within a testing process separate from the container;
• invoke a proxy method of the proxy object within the testing process, the proxy method corresponding to a particular one of the set of methods;
• and
• send a request to the testing module within the container, in response to the invoking the proxy method of the proxy object, wherein
• the request comprises a request to invoke the particular method of the particular object within the container based on the invoking of the proxy method of the proxy object, and
• the proxy object represents the particular object within the container.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:

• instantiate an object within a container, in response to receiving a request to create the object from a testing process attempting to perform a test involving the object, wherein the testing process is separate from the container and the object is configured to execute within the container and implement a set of methods;
• assign an identifier to the object;
• send the identifier to the testing process;
• and
• receive a request to invoke a particular one of the set of methods of the object within the container, wherein the request to invoke corresponds to an invocation of a proxy method of a proxy object within the testing process, the proxy object represents the object within the container, and the proxy method corresponds to the particular method.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory element;
• a testing process configured, when executed by the processor, to:
• identify a particular object class to be tested, wherein objects of the particular object class are configured to execute within a container and implement a set of methods;
• request a testing module within the container to instantiate a particular object of the particular object class within the container;
• instantiate a proxy object of the particular object class within a testing process separate from the container;
• invoke a proxy method of the proxy object within the testing process, the proxy method corresponding to a particular one of the set of methods;
• and
• send a request to the testing module within the container, in response to the invoking the proxy method of the proxy object, wherein
• the request comprises a request to invoke the particular method of the particular object within the container based on the invoking of the proxy method of the proxy object, and
• the proxy object represents the particular object within the container.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory element;
• a container, wherein the object is within the container, the container configured, when executed by the processor, to:
• instantiate an object within a container, in response to receiving a request to create the object from a testing process attempting to perform a test involving the object, wherein the testing process is separate from the container and the object is configured to execute within the container and implement a set of methods;
• assign an identifier to the object;
• send the identifier to the testing process;
• and
• receive a request to invoke a particular one of the set of methods of the object within the container, wherein the request to invoke corresponds to an invocation of a proxy method of a proxy object within the testing process, the proxy object represents the object within the container, and the proxy method corresponds to the particular method.