Providing software validation as a service
US8453117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3696
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing an event-driven application input by a user, the event-driven application comprising source code, one or more use cases input by the user for the event-driven application, and one or more functional requirements input by the user for the event-driven application; parsing the use cases and the functional requirements according to the predefined syntax to construct one or more validation modules for validating the event-driven application without any modification to the source code of the event-driven application for validation purposes; formally validating the event-driven application using the validation modules without relying on assertions inserted into the source code of the event-driven application for validation purposes; and if the formal validation finds one or more defects in the event-driven application, generating output for communication to the user identifying the defects.
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