Test tool for application programming interfaces
US7506311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3692
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for enabling the framework and the application code associated with an application programming interface (API) to be efficiently and comprehensively tested are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a structure that defines an API test in declarative metadata includes an entity to be tested, a first metadata arrangement, and a second metadata arrangement. The first metadata arrangement includes any data to be used when the entity is tested, and the second metadata arrangement includes any expected outputs associated with testing the entity.
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