TESTING REUSE ACROSS PROTOLANE FAMILIES

1 . A method, comprising:

comparing, by one or more computing devices, a first protolane level flowchart to a second protolane level flowchart to determine a common graph corresponding to a portion of the first protolane level flowchart and a portion of the second protolane level flowchart; and

grouping, by the one or more computing devices, a first protolane corresponding to the first protolane level flowchart and a second protolane corresponding to the second protolane level flowchart within a protolane family based on the common graph, wherein a test directed to conditions of the common graph is applicable to the portion of the first protolane level flowchart and the portion of the second protolane level flowchart.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, the portion of the first protolane level flowchart as covered by testing; and

determining, by the one or more computing devices, test coverage of the first protolane based on any additional testing assigned to the first protolane level flowchart.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the test coverage of the first protolane comprises:

enumerating, by the one or more computing devices, logical combinations of scenarios of the first protolane level flowchart; and

comparing, by the one or more computing devices, the enumerated logical combinations of scenarios to a number of the scenarios that are covered by testing.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the one or more computing devices, a plurality of additional common graphs among protolane level flowcharts of protolanes in the protolane family; and

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more untested common graphs among the plurality of additional common graphs.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

prioritizing, by the one or more computing devices, a graph of the one or more untested common graphs for testing based on a frequency of appearance of the graph in corresponding protolanes.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

prioritizing, by the one or more computing devices, the protolane family for testing based on a comparison of a frequency of the one or more untested common graphs to a frequency of untested common graphs of one or more additional protolane families.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, by the one or more computing devices, a factor of a test on the common graph;

generating, by the one or more computing devices, a variation of the factor; and

generating, by the one or more computing devices, an additional test on the common graph corresponding to the variation of the factor.

8 . A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform operations comprising:

comparing a first protolane level flowchart to a second protolane level flowchart to determine a common graph corresponding to a portion of the first protolane level flowchart and a portion of the second protolane level flowchart, and

grouping a first protolane corresponding to the first protolane level flowchart and a second protolane corresponding to the second protolane level flowchart within a protolane family based on the common graph, wherein a test directed to conditions of the common graph is applicable to the portion of the first protolane level flowchart and the portion of the second protolane level flowchart.

9 . The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

identifying the portion of the first protolane level flowchart as covered by testing; and

determining test coverage of the first protolane based on any additional testing assigned to the first protolane level flowchart.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein determining the test coverage of the first protolane comprises:

enumerating logical combinations of scenarios of the first protolane level flowchart; and

comparing the enumerated logical combinations of scenarios to a number of the scenarios that are covered by testing.

11 . The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

determining a plurality of additional common graphs among protolane level flowcharts of protolanes in the protolane family; and

identifying one or more untested common graphs among the plurality of additional common graphs.

12 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

prioritizing a graph of the one or more untested common graphs for testing based on a frequency of appearance of the graph in corresponding protolanes.

13 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

prioritizing the protolane family for testing based on a comparison of a frequency of the one or more untested common graphs to a frequency of untested common graphs of one or more additional protolane families.

14 . The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

selecting a factor of a test on the common graph;

generating a variation of the factor; and

generating an additional test on the common graph corresponding to the variation of the factor.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

comparing a first protolane level flowchart to a second protolane level flowchart to determine a common graph corresponding to a portion of the first protolane level flowchart and a portion of the second protolane level flowchart; and

grouping a first protolane corresponding to the first protolane level flowchart and a second protolane corresponding to the second protolane level flowchart within a protolane family based on the common graph, wherein a test directed to conditions of the common graph is applicable to the portion of the first protolane level flowchart and the portion of the second protolane level flowchart.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

identifying the portion of the first protolane level flowchart as covered by testing; and

determining test coverage of the first protolane based on any additional testing assigned to the first protolane level flowchart.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein determining the test coverage of the first protolane comprises:

enumerating logical combinations of scenarios of the first protolane level flowchart; and

comparing the enumerated logical combinations of scenarios to a number of the scenarios that are covered by testing.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

determining a plurality of additional common graphs among protolane level flowcharts of protolanes in the protolane family; and

identifying one or more untested common graphs among the plurality of additional common graphs.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

prioritizing a graph of the one or more untested common graphs for testing based on a frequency of appearance of the graph in corresponding protolanes.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

selecting a factor of a test on the common graph;

generating a variation of the factor; and

generating an additional test on the common graph corresponding to the variation of the factor.