PROBATIONARY SOFTWARE TESTS

• US 20140282410A1
• Filed: 11/21/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chan, Philip S.P., Hey, Laurence A., Izard, William J., Ponsford, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 9,588,875 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 11/3676 for coverage analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system is described. A continuous integration environment is identified. A first software test associated with the continuous integration environment is identified. A probationary status for the first software test is determined, the probationary status indicating, at least in part, a potential lack of reliability for the first software test.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying, by one or more computing devices, a continuous integration environment;

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a first software test associated with the continuous integration environment; and

determining, by the one or more computing devices, a probationary status for the first software test, the probationary status indicating, at least in part, a potential lack of reliability for the first software test.

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

identifying a second software test associated with the continuous integration environment, the second software test having a promoted status;

presenting, in a first format, first test result information associated with running the first software test; and

presenting, in a second format, second test result information associated with the second software test,

wherein the first format is distinct from the second format based upon, at least in part, the probationary status of the first software test and the promoted status of the second software test.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein one or more of the first test result information and the second test result information include an aggregate pass/fail rate.

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

determining a promoted status for the first software test based upon, at least in part, identifying a sequence of successful runs for the first software test.

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

determining a promoted status for the first software test based upon, at least in part, identifying a code consistency over a sequence of runs for the first software test.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying the probationary status is based upon, at least in part:

storing, in a test result database, first test result information associated with running the first software test; and

comparing the first test result information with other test result information in the test result database in order to, at least in part, identify an indicator of the potential lack of reliability for the first software test.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying the probationary status is based upon, at least in part:

identifying the first software test as a previously-promoted software test; and

determining an intermittent reliability of the first software test.

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