Granted Patent B2

US 8,255,861 · App. 12/909,562 · Granted Aug 28, 2012

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a correlation data structure from a memory, wherein the correlation data structure indicates a plurality of expected test event triggers corresponding to a test case that includes a plurality of test events;

executing the test case with a computer processor, wherein the executing results in one or more resultant data structures stored in the memory, wherein the resultant data structures indicate one or more actual test event triggers that occurred during the execution;

first comparing the expected test event triggers to the actual test event triggers; and

in response to the first comparing revealing one or more mismatches, providing a trigger mismatch notification, wherein the trigger mismatch notification indicates the one or more mismatches resulting from the first comparison.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expected test event triggers includes an expected trigger count corresponding to each of the expected test event triggers, and wherein the resultant data structures includes an actual trigger count corresponding to a number of times that each of the actual test event triggers occurred, the method further comprising:

second comparing the expected trigger counts to the actual trigger counts; and

in response to the second comparing revealing a mismatch, providing a trigger count mismatch notification to a user, wherein the trigger count mismatch notification indicates the one mismatch or more mismatches resulting from the second comparison comparing.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

selecting a test case coverage category, wherein the received correlation data structure corresponds to the selected test case coverage category, and wherein the test case corresponds to the selected test case coverage category.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

prior to the executing, receiving a selection that indicates whether the test case is autograded;

in response to the receiving the selection that indicates that the test case is autograded:

retrieving an autograde chart that indicates one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed; and

creating the correlation data structure using the autograde chart as an input, wherein the correlation data structure indicates the one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

selecting a set of triggering test patterns from a set of one or more triggering test patterns that correspond to the test case;

defining one or more relations between a plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns that are expected to be triggered when the test case is executed.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the creating includes inclusion of the expected trigger counts in the correlation data structure based on a number of times each of the triggering test patterns are expected to be triggered.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving a list of a plurality of events expected to be triggered when the test case is executed; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the received list of the plurality of events.

8. A computer program product in a computer-readable device comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by a computer, directs the computer to perform actions comprising:

receiving a correlation data structure from a memory, wherein the correlation data structure indicates a plurality of expected test event triggers corresponding to a test case that includes a plurality of test events;

executing the test case with a computer processor, wherein the executing results in one or more resultant data structures stored in the memory, wherein the resultant data structures indicate one or more actual test event triggers that occurred during the execution;

first comparing the expected test event triggers to the actual test event triggers; and

in response to the first comparing revealing one or more mismatches, providing a trigger mismatch notification, wherein the trigger mismatch notification indicates the one or more mismatches resulting from the first comparison.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the expected test event triggers includes an expected trigger count corresponding to each of the expected test event triggers, and wherein the resultant data structures includes an actual trigger count corresponding to a number of times that each of the actual test event triggers occurred, wherein the functional descriptive material, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform additional actions comprising:

second comparing the expected trigger counts to the actual trigger counts; and

in response to the second comparing revealing a mismatch, providing a trigger count mismatch notification to a user, wherein the trigger count mismatch notification indicates the one mismatches or more mismatches resulting from the second comparison.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the functional descriptive material, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform an additional action comprising:

selecting a test case coverage category, wherein the received correlation data structure corresponds to the selected test case coverage category, and wherein the test case corresponds to the selected test case coverage category.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the functional descriptive material, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform an additional action comprising:

prior to the executing, receiving a selection that indicates whether the test case is autograded;

in response to the receiving the selection that indicates that the test case is autograded:

retrieving an autograde chart that indicates one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed; and

creating the correlation data structure using the autograde chart as an input, wherein the correlation data structure indicates the one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the functional descriptive material, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform additional actions comprising:

selecting a set of triggering test patterns from a set of one or more triggering test patterns that correspond to the test case;

defining one or more relations between a plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns that are expected to be triggered when the test case is executed.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the creating includes inclusion of the expected trigger counts in the correlation data structure based on a number of times each of the triggering test patterns are expected to be triggered.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the functional descriptive material, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving a list of a plurality of events expected to be triggered when the test case is executed; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the received list of the plurality of events.

15. A data processing system comprising:

one or more processors;

at least one memory associated with the one or more processors; and

a set of instructions contained in the at least one memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform actions of:

receiving a correlation data structure from a memory, wherein the correlation data structure indicates a plurality of expected test event triggers corresponding to a test case that includes a plurality of test events;

executing the test case with a computer processor, the wherein the executing results in one or more resultant data structures stored in the memory, wherein the resultant data structures indicate one or more actual test event triggers that occurred during the execution;

first comparing the expected test event triggers to the actual test event triggers; and

in response to the first comparing revealing one or more mismatches, providing a trigger mismatch notification, wherein the trigger mismatch notification indicates the one or more mismatches resulting from the first comparison.

16. The data processing system of claim 15 , wherein the expected test event triggers includes an expected trigger count corresponding to each of the expected test event triggers, and wherein the resultant data structures includes an actual trigger count corresponding to a number of times that each of the actual test event triggers occurred, and wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform additional actions of:

second comparing the expected trigger counts to the actual trigger counts; and

in response to the second comparing revealing a mismatch, providing a trigger count mismatch notification to a user, wherein the trigger count mismatch notification indicates the one mismatch or more mismatches resulting from the second comparison.

17. The data processing system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform an additional action of:

selecting a test case coverage category, wherein the received correlation data structure corresponds to the selected test case coverage category, and wherein the test case corresponds to the selected test case coverage category.

18. The data processing system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform an additional action of:

prior to the executing, receiving a selection that indicates whether the test case is autograded;

in response to the receiving the selection that indicates that the test case is autograded:

retrieving an autograde chart that indicates one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed; and

creating the correlation data structure using the autograde chart as an input, wherein the correlation data structure indicates the one or more events that were triggered when the test case was executed.

19. The data processing system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform additional actions of:

selecting a set of triggering test patterns from a set of one or more triggering test patterns that correspond to the test case;

defining one or more relations between a plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the plurality of events included in the selected set of triggering test patterns that are expected to be triggered when the test case is executed, and wherein the creating includes inclusion of the expected trigger counts in the correlation data structure based on a number of times each of the triggering test patterns are expected to be triggered.

20. The data processing system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors execute the set of instructions to perform additional actions of:

receiving a list of a plurality of events expected to be triggered when the test case is executed; and

creating the correlation data structure based on the received list of the plurality of events.

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