METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A TESTING FRAMEWORK

• US 20120192153A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Venkatraman, Srinivas, Kumar, Ganesh
• Granted Patent: US 8,473,916 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management

Abstract

An approach for enabling maintenance of a test bed for use in executing software testing is described. A test management platform collects production data relating to execution of a prior release of an application within a production environment. The test management platform extracts unique messages from the collected production data to create a test bed including a plurality of test cases. Input messages to be processed by the application are generated based on a determination of which unique messages require a change based on a current release of the application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting production data relating to execution of a prior release of an application within a production environment;

extracting unique messages from the collected production data to create a test bed including a plurality of test cases;

determining which of the unique messages require a change based on one or more parameters associated with a current release of the application; and

generating input messages to be processed by the application based on the determined change.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

converting the unique messages to a predetermined format; and

storing the converted messages in a file according to the predetermined format.

3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising:

modifying the file in response to the determined change.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the change relates to a difference in one or more functions between the prior release and the current release, the method further comprising:

applying the different functions to the plurality of test cases; and

replaying the test cases with respect to the current release.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the input messages are generated according to an extensible markup language (XML).

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the production data is collected from one or more log files and the test cases are implemented as one or more scripts.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the log files contain one or more unique data points relating to the unique messages.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

collect production data relating to execution of a prior release of an application within a production environment;

extract unique messages from the collected production data to create a test bed including a plurality of test cases;

determine which of the unique messages require a change based on one or more parameters associated with a current release of the application; and

generate input messages to be processed by the application based on the determined change.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

convert the unique messages to a predetermined format; and

store the converted messages in a file according to the predetermined format.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

modify the file in response to the determined change.

11. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the change relates to a difference in one or more functions between the prior release and the current release, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

apply the different functions to the plurality of test cases; and

replay the test cases with respect to the current release.

12. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the input messages are generated according to an extensible markup language (XML).

13. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the production data is collected from one or more log files and the test cases are implemented as one or more scripts.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the log files contain one or more unique data points relating to the unique messages.

15. A system comprising:

a test management platform configured to;

collect production data relating to execution of a prior release of an application within a production environment;

extracting unique messages from the collected production data to create a test bed including a plurality of test cases;

determining which of the unique messages require a change based on one or more parameters associated with a current release of the application; and

generating input messages to be processed by the application based on the determined change.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein the test management platform is further configured to convert the unique messages to a predetermined format and store the converted messages in a file according to the predetermined format.

17. A system according to claim 16, wherein the file is modified in response to the determined change.

18. A system according to claim 15, wherein the change relates to a difference in one or more functions between the prior release and the current release, the test management platform is further configured to apply the different functions to the plurality of test cases and replay the test cases with respect to the current release.

19. A system according to claim 15, wherein the input messages are generated according to an extensible markup language (XML), the production data is collected from one or more log files and the test cases are implemented as one or more scripts.

20. A system according to claim 19, wherein the log files contain one or more unique data points relating to the unique messages.