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Computer program testing

US8522211B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Mauro Arcese · Roma, IT
Pier F. Bottan · Roma, IT
Giorgio Corsetti · Roma, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2012
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/3672
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method and system for testing a software component, by instrumenting the software component under test with a component able to modify the execution of the component under test and able to generate an event corresponding to the performed modification, and by verifying that the order and the content of the event received match a predefined sequence.

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