State driven test editor

A method for editing a test script for testing software comprising:

• a processor in communication with a database, the processor configured for:
• providing a application state stack that includes a plurality of consecutive states, each state includes at least one test object;
• providing a test script that lists actions that the software under test is to execute, the test script including test methods;
• receiving a request to modify the test script;
• creating a modified application state stack based on the modified test script;
• checking the integrity of the modified test script by ensuring that the modified application state stack can be integrated with at least a portion of the application state stack subsequent to the modified portion;
• and
• if the modified test script maintains integrity, allowing the test script to be edited.

A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium in communication with a computer and a database and comprising computer instructions for:

• providing a state stack that includes a plurality of consecutive states, each state includes a at least one test object;
• providing a test script that lists actions that the software under test is to execute, the test script including test methods;
• receiving a request to modify the test script;
• creating a modified state stack based on the modified test script;
• checking the integrity of the modified test script by ensuring that the modified state stack can be integrated with at least a portion of the state stack subsequent to the modified portion;
• and
• if the modified test script maintains integrity, allowing the test script to be edited.