Method for analyzing transaction traces to enable process testing

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one hardware device, coupled to the memory, operative to implement the following steps:
• obtaining one or more coverage measures from a test specification document;
• performing a trace during production time on each of the one or more coverage measures during a test;
• analyzing, using at least one hardware device, each trace captured during production time to create a run-time service choreography model for a process that utilizes said plurality of software modules, wherein the model includes each of one or more service choreography patterns occurring in the process, wherein said plurality of software modules comprise a plurality of distributed loosely coupled services choreographed to perform said process, wherein the analysis comprises an evaluation of a structural integrity of said plurality of distributed loosely coupled services that are choreographed to perform said process, wherein said structural integrity verifies a correctness of flow between said plurality of software modules;
• using the run-time service choreography model to provide statistical data on test coverage according to a process definition;
• comparing a frequency of each of the one or more service choreography patterns generated in the run-time service choreography model with a frequency of each of one or more service choreography patterns derived from the process;
• and
• prioritizing testing of a plurality of said service choreography patterns based on a frequency of occurrence in a production environment.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable readable recordable storage medium having computer useable program code for analyzing testing coverage of one or more software modules to provide process level coverage statistics using traces during production time, said computer program product including:

• computer useable program code for obtaining one or more coverage measures from a test specification document;
• computer useable program code for performing said trace during production time on each of the one or more coverage measures during a test;
• computer useable program code for analyzing, using at least one hardware device, each trace to create a run-time service choreography model for a process that utilizes said plurality of software modules, wherein the model includes each of one or more service choreography patterns occurring in the process, wherein said plurality of software modules comprise a plurality of distributed loosely coupled services choreographed to perform said process, wherein the analysis comprises an evaluation of a structural integrity of said plurality of distributed loosely coupled services that are choreographed to perform said process, wherein said structural integrity verifies a correctness of flow between said plurality of software modules;
• using the run-time service choreography model to provide statistical data on test coverage according to a process definition;
• comparing a frequency of each of the one or more service choreography patterns generated in the run-time service choreography model with a frequency of each of one or more service choreography patterns derived from the process;
• and
• prioritizing testing of a plurality of said service choreography patterns based on a frequency of occurrence in a production environment.