Testing of Distributed Systems

• US 20100332904A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Rau, Stefan, Bloching, Uwe
• Granted Patent: US 8,046,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method is provided for tracking a test. In this method, a test session identifier is transmitted to a test system. The test session identifier identifies a particular test session. A test of a component is triggered at the test system, and this test provides test results, which are received from the test system. The test results include the test session identifier, which allows the tests to be associated with the particular test session.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of testing at a plurality of test systems, the method comprising:

distributing a particular test session identifier to the plurality of test systems, the plurality of test systems including a first test system and a second test system, the particular test session identifier identifying a particular test session;

triggering a first test sequence in the first test system, the first test sequence configured to trigger a second test sequence in the second test system, the first test sequence further configured to provide a first test result at the first test system, the second test sequence configured to provide a second test result at the second test system;

transmitting a plurality of requests to the plurality of test systems for a test result; and

receiving the first test result and the second test result from the plurality of test systems in response to the plurality of requests, the first test result and the second test result including the particular test session identifier that allows the first test result and the second test result to be associated with the particular test session.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the particular test session includes at least one test sequence, the at least one test sequence including a test of a component included in at least one of the plurality of test systems.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a test context to the plurality of test systems, the testing being based on the test context.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing the first test result and the second test result in non-volatile memory.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the plurality of requests to the plurality test systems for a state of the testing at each of the plurality of test systems; and

receiving the state of the testing from the each of the plurality of test systems, the state of the testing allowing identification of a completion of the testing.

6. A machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which, when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

distributing a particular test session identifier to a plurality of test systems, the plurality of test systems including a first test system and a second test system, the particular test session identifier identifying a particular test session;

triggering a first test sequence in the first test system, the first test sequence configured to trigger a second test sequence in the second test system, the first test sequence further configured to provide a first test result at the first test system, the second test sequence configured to provide a second test result at the second test system;

transmitting a request to the plurality of test systems for a plurality of test results;

receiving the plurality of test results from the plurality of test systems, the plurality of test results including the first test result and the second test result, the plurality of test results including a test session identifier;

comparing the test session identifier with the particular test session identifier; and

identifying the first test result and the second test result being associated with the particular test session based on the test session identifier included in the first test result and the second test result matching the particular test session identifier.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the plurality of test results further includes a plurality of test sequence identifiers, each test sequence identifier uniquely identifying a test sequence within a single test session.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the first test system includes a software component, the first test sequence being a plurality of tests on the software component.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising transmitting a test context to the first test system, the software component being tested based on the text context.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the particular test session identifier is a globally unique identifier.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the first test system is hosted on a computing device and the second test system is hosted on a different computing device.

12. A computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory in communication with the at least one processor, the memory being configured to store an identifier distribution module, a test trigger module, and a test collection module that are executable by the at least one processor,

the identifier distribution module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising transmitting a test session identifier to a test system, the test session identifier identifying a particular test session,

the test trigger module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising triggering a test of a component at the test system, the test of the component providing a plurality of test results, and

the test result collection module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising receiving the plurality of test results from the test system, the plurality of test results including the test session identifier that allows the plurality of test results to be associated with the particular test session.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the test system includes a test result collector module that is configured to receive the plurality of test results from the component at the test system and transmit the plurality of test results to the test collection module.

14. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the identifier distribution module has instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, further comprising transmitting a test context to the test system, the component being tested based on the test context.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the test system includes a test controller module that is configured to receive the test context and to distribute the test context to the component at the test system.

16. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the test context is formatted in Extensible Markup Language (XML).

17. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the test is associated with a particular test sequence in a plurality of associated test sequences, the test session identifier further identifying a grouping of the plurality of associated test sequences.

18. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the test system is hosted on a different computing device that is in communication with the computing device.

19. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the test result collection module has instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, further comprising:

transmitting a request to the test system for a state of the test; and

receiving the state of the test from the test system, the state of the test allowing identification of a completion of the test.

20. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the component is one of a plurality of components in a distributed system.