Declarative Test Execution

• US 20110055633A1
• Filed: 08/31/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Vecera, Martin, Pechanec, Jiri
• Granted Patent: US 8,898,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

A test controller interprets declarative test instructions into imperative test tasks and runs the tests using the imperative test tasks. Declarative test instructions indicate what tests are to be run and the imperative test tasks indicate how these tests are to be run. In addition, the imperative test tasks further indicate a control flow of the running of the tests.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

interpreting, with a test controller, declarative test instructions into imperative test tasks, wherein the declarative test instructions indicate what tests are to be run and the imperative test tasks indicate how these tests are to be run; and

running the tests using the imperative test tasks.

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

receiving the declarative test instructions;

generating test results;

validating the test results; and

reporting the results of the validating.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the running of the test comprises executing the imperative test tasks.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the declarative test instructions are formatted in an extended markup language file.

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

validating the declarative test instructions.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the imperative test tasks further indicate a control flow of the running of the tests.

7. The computer-implement method of claim 1, wherein the running comprises:

running the tests to test an enterprise system bus server using the declarative test instructions.

8. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:

interpreting declarative test instructions into imperative test tasks, wherein the declarative test instructions indicate what tests are to be run and the imperative test tasks indicate how these tests are to be run; and

running tests using the imperative test tasks.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving the declarative test instructions;

generating test results;

validating the test results; and

reporting the results of the validating.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the running of the test comprises executing the imperative test tasks.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the declarative test instructions are formatted in an extended markup language file.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

validating the declarative test instructions.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the imperative test tasks further indicate a control flow of the running of the tests.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein wherein the running comprises:

running the tests to test an enterprise system bus server using the imperative test tasks.

15. A test controller comprising:

an instructions processor to interpret declarative test instructions into imperative test tasks, wherein the declarative test instructions indicate what tests are to be run and the imperative test tasks indicate how these tests are to be run; and

a test execution module, coupled to the instructions processor, to run the tests using the imperative test tasks.

16. The test controller of claim 15, further comprising:

an input module, coupled to the instructions processor, to receive the declarative test instructions;

a test validation module to validate generated test results; and

a report module, coupled to the instructions processor, to report the results of the validating.

17. The test controller of claim 15, wherein the test execution module is to execute the imperative test tasks.

18. The test controller of claim 15, wherein the declarative test instructions are formatted in an extended markup language file.

19. The test controller of claim 15, wherein the instructions processor comprises:

a test instruction supported module to validate the declarative test instructions.

20. The test controller of claim 15, wherein the imperative test tasks further indicate a control flow of the running of the tests.