Automatically generating software tests based on metadata
US7272822B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of automatically generating tests for a software program based on metadata that is used to control the operational behavior of a software product is disclosed. A definition is received of a page hierarchy and security characteristics associated with the software program and representing output pages that are generated by the program in operation. The definition is parsed to identify information associated with one or more pages of the program. Automatically, instructions in a test language are generated. The instructions, when executed by a testing system, cause the testing system to perform the steps of: navigating through the page hierarchy and displaying each of the pages; determining whether each of the pages is properly displayed by the program; and generating output indicating whether each of the pages is properly displayed.
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