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Abstracting test cases from application program interfaces

  • US 8,321,839 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2008
  • Issued: 11/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • converting a first hierarchical representation of information or data into a file using, at least in part, software code that is under test, the software code under test being configured to perform serialization, the converting comprising converting the first hierarchical representation into an object model and then, using the software code that is under test to serialize the object model to the file by making a series of Application Program Interface (API) calls to production APIs that are under test;

    converting the file into a second hierarchical representation of information or data; and

    comparing the first and second hierarchical representations to ascertain whether the software code under test is valid.

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