Method of generating test scripts for systems having dynamic behavior

US6957420B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EMPIRIX INC. · US

Inventors

• Wesley Hand · Londonderry, US
• Mark Trumpler · Lexington, US
• Eric Noorda · Mont Vernon, US
• Albert Seeley · Burlington, US
• Kathy Campbell · Lynnfield, US
• Nathan David · Jacksonville, US
• Peter Savage · Mont Vernon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2001
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2005
• Expiry date: May 8, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/493
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed for testing applications that include non-deterministic behavior. The presently disclosed method generates test code for testing deterministic behavior of an application. When instances of non-deterministic behavior of the application being tested are encountered, the method provides acceptable alternate behaviors, such that the non-deterministic behavior can be effectively tested. The method may be implemented as a software test tool that utilizes a graphical programming interface to make the test generation simple and easy to use.