Facilitating the automated testing of daily builds of software

• US 8,352,916 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2006
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ahluwalia, Vikas, Batish, Arun, Negi, Manoj K., Paul, Vipul, Carlier, Thomas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tecklu, Isaac
• Assistant Examiner(s): Aguilera, Todd
• Application Number:
  US11/357,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20070204262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,517 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

Automated testing of software builds having updated signature required modules, such as plug and play devices, is facilitated. A build (e.g., a daily build) of the software is performed, which includes one or more updated signature required modules. These modules are included within the build, even though the modules are unsigned. Automated testing is then performed against the daily builds.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating software testing, said method comprising:

installing original versions of one or more signature required modules, the installing comprising;

exposing at least one device of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules to an operating system executing on a processor;

based on the exposing, prompting a user to authorize installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

obtaining authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed;

obtaining, by the processor, an automatically built setup package for a solution that includes a plurality of software modules to be installed on the processor and to be tested together, said plurality of software modules to perform one or more functions and said setup package including one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules being included in the setup package absent a signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein said one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules are able to be tested as part of the solution absent the signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

executing the automatically built setup package on the processor to allow installation and testing of the plurality of software modules of the built setup package, the operating system having the previously installed original versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein the executing automatically installs the unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules absent operating system prompting for human intervention for the one or more unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, wherein prompting for human intervention is avoided in the automatic install of the unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules based on the authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically building the setup package, wherein the building is automated in that it lacks human intervention.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the building comprises selecting one or more binaries to be included in the setup package, said one or more binaries including one or more binaries for the one or more updated versions of the signature required modules and zero or more binaries for zero or more non-signature required modules.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the one or more binaries for the one or more updated versions of the signature required modules from a sub-directory for signature required modules.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more signature required modules comprise at least one plug and play driver.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the setup package:

uninstalls one or more previous versions of one or more non-signature required modules, the uninstalling not affecting one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

installs the one or more non-signature required modules, and replaces one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules with the one or more updated versions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing is automated in that it is absent human intervention

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising preparing the processor to enable the automated executing of the setup package.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the preparing comprises:

executing a prep setup package to perform at least one of copying one or more files onto the processor, installing one or more applications onto the processor, and installing one or more modules onto the processor; and

performing the installing of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining and executing are automated and are performable daily.

11. A computer system for facilitating software testing, the computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising;

installing original versions of one or more signature required modules, the installing comprising;

exposing at least one device of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules to an operating system executing on the processor;

based on the exposing, prompting a user to authorize installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

obtaining authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed;

obtaining an automatically built setup package for a solution that includes a plurality of software modules to be installed on the processor and to be tested together, said plurality of software modules to perform one or more functions and said setup package including one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules being included in the setup package absent a signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein said one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules are able to be tested as part of the solution absent the signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

executing the automatically built setup package on the processor to allow installation and testing of the plurality of software modules of the built setup package, the operating system having the previously installed original versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein the executing automatically installs the unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules absent operating system prompting for human intervention for the one or more unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, wherein prompting for human intervention is avoided in the automatic install of the unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules based on the authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the setup package comprises one or more binaries selected to be included in the setup package, said one or more binaries including one or more binaries for the one or more updated versions of the signature required modules and zero or more binaries for zero or more non-signature required modules.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the executing:

uninstalls one or more previous versions of one or more non-signature required modules, said uninstall not affecting one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

installs the one or more non-signature required modules, and replaces one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules with the one or more updated versions.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises preparing the processor to enable automated executing of the setup package, and wherein the preparing comprises:

executing a prep setup package to perform at least one of copying one or more files onto the processor, installing one or more applications onto the processor, and installing one or more modules onto the processor; and

performing the installing of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules.

15. A computer program product for facilitating software testing, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

installing original versions of one or more signature required modules, the installing comprising;

exposing at least one device of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules to an operating system executing on a processor;

based on the exposing, prompting a user to authorize installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

obtaining authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed;

obtaining, by the processor, an automatically built setup package for a solution that includes a plurality of software modules to be installed on the processor and to be tested together, said plurality of software modules to perform one or more functions and said setup package including one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules being included in the setup package absent a signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein said one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules are able to be tested as part of the solution absent the signing of the one or more updated versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

executing the automatically built setup package on the processor to allow installation and testing of the plurality of software modules of the built setup package, the operating system having the previously installed original versions of the one or more signature required modules, and wherein the executing automatically installs the unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules absent operating system prompting for human intervention for the one or more unsigned updated versions of the one or more signature required modules, wherein prompting for human intervention is avoided in the automatic install of the unsigned versions of the one or more signature required modules based on the authorization from the user that installation of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules is to proceed.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises automatically building the setup package, the automatically building comprising selecting one or more binaries to be included in the setup package, said one or more binaries including one or more binaries for the one or more updated versions of the signature required modules and zero or more binaries for zero or more non-signature required modules.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the executing includes:

uninstalling one or more previous versions of one or more non-signature required modules, the uninstalling not affecting one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules; and

installing the one or more non-signature required modules, and replace one or more previous versions of the one or more signature required modules with the one or more updated versions.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises preparing the processing unit to enable automated execution of the setup package, and wherein the preparing comprises:

executing a prep setup package to perform at least one of copying one or more files onto the processor, installing one or more applications onto the processor, and installing one or more modules onto the processor; and

performing the installing of the original versions of the one or more signature required modules.