System testing using nested transactions

1. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a data store coupled to the processor;

an application component operably coupled to the processor and the data store, the application component being configured to run an application stored in the data store;

a test framework coupled to the processor and the data store, the test framework being configured to:

set up a first test class,

perform a test relative to a component of the computer system that interacts with a database,

perform a teardown function of the first test class; and

a savepoint manager configured to responsively execute a savepoint function in the database prior to the test and to execute a rollback function of the savepoint function after the test.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the database is a component of the computer system.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the database is located remotely from the computer system and is communicatively coupled to the computer system.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the component of the computer system is a user form.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the component is a workflow.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the component is a process.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , and wherein the savepoint manager is configured to execute a plurality of savepoint functions and subsequently execute a rollback function relative to each executed savepoint function.

8. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of savepoint functions are nested.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein information relative to the nested savepoint functions is stored in a stack.

10. A computer-implemented test method comprising:

executing first and second savepoint functions in a database;

setting up a first test class;

performing a first system test after executing the first and second savepoint functions, wherein the first system test changes data in the database;

performing a teardown function of the first test class; and

executing a rollback function relative to one of the first and second savepoint functions after performing the first system test.

11. The computer-implemented test method of claim 10 , wherein the first and second savepoint functions are nested.

12. The computer-implemented test method of claim 11 , and further comprising performing a second system test after executing rollback function.

13. The computer-implemented test method of claim 12 , and further comprising executing a rollback function relative to the other of the first and second savepoint functions after completion of the second system test.

14. The computer-implemented test method of claim 13 , and further comprising executing a third savepoint after executing rollback functions relative to the first and second savepoint functions and performing a third system test after executing the third savepoint function.

15. The computer-implemented test method of claim 14 , and further comprising executing a rollback function relative to the third savepoint function after completion of the third system test.

16. A computer-implemented test method comprising:

causing a test framework to execute a first savepoint function in a database using a savepoint manager;

initiating a setup function in an application component;

causing the test framework to execute a second savepoint function in the database using the savepoint manager;

setting up a first test class;

performing a first test function on the first test class;

causing the test framework to execute a rollback function relative to the second savepoint function using the savepoint manager; and

invoking a teardown function of the first test class prior to causing the test framework to execute a rollback function relative to the second savepoint.

17. The computer-implemented test method of claim 16 , and further comprising performing a second test function on the first test class.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , and further comprising executing rollback functions relative to the first and second savepoint functions.

19. The computer-implemented test method of claim 18 , and further comprising:

causing the test framework to execute a third savepoint function in the database using the savepoint manager;

setting UP a second test class;

performing the first test function on the second test class; and

causing the test framework to execute a rollback function relative to the third savepoint function using the savepoint manager.