Integrating templates into tests

• US 8,397,217 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2010
• Issued: 03/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Goryachev, Alex, Morad, Ronny, Kadry, Wisam, Shusterman, Sergey
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Qing
• Application Number:
  US12/709,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 717106-109, 717124-135, 714/37, 714/38.1
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3668 Software testing software testing in telephone exchanges H04M3/242, testing of hardware G06F11/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management

Abstract

Test template may comprise a source code template instruction associated with source code commands. The source code template instruction is utilized in generation of a test. The generation of instructions associated with the source code template instruction takes into account utilization of shared resources by both the source code commands and by generated instructions that are generated by other template instructions.

Claims

1. An apparatus having a processor, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a test template, wherein the test template comprises a plurality of template instructions, wherein the plurality of template instructions comprise a source code template instruction, wherein the source code template instruction defines a source code command to be generated;

a test generator configured to generate a test in accordance with the test template received by said receiver, said test generator comprising;

an instruction generator configured to generate a first instruction based on a template instruction of the plurality of template instructions; and

a code generator configured to generate a second instruction based on the source code template instruction, wherein the second instruction is associated with the source code command,

wherein said test generator is configured to manage shared resources used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction, and

wherein said instruction generator and said code generator are configured to utilize a resource manager for allocating shared resources to be used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said code generator utilizes a compiler, wherein the compiler is configured to compile the source code command.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said test generator comprises the compiler.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the source code command is a machine language command.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the source code command is a high-level programming language command.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resource manager utilizes an address translator configured to translate an address of a first type to an address of a second type.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resource manager comprises a register allocation module.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resource manager comprises a variable allocation module.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said code generator comprises a generation parameter utilization module.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said code generator comprises a simulation parameter utilization module.

11. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein each of the plurality of template instructions is configured to provide for an interaction between hardware components of a target computerized system;

and

wherein each of the plurality of template instructions is addressed to trigger functionality of one of the hardware components.

12. A method for generating a test based on a test template, the method comprising:

receiving the test template, wherein the test template comprises a plurality of template instructions, wherein the plurality of template instructions comprise a source code template instruction, wherein the source code template instruction defines a source code command to be generated;

generating the test based on the test template, said generating the test based on the test template comprises;

generating a first instruction based on a first template instruction of the plurality of template instructions;

generating a second instruction based on the source code template instruction, wherein the second instruction is associated with the source code command; and

wherein said generating the first instruction and said generating the second instruction comprise;

managing shared resources used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction, and

utilizing a resource manager for allocating shared resources to be used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction;

whereby the test template is transformed to the test.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said generating the second instruction comprises compiling the source code command of the source code template instruction.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said managing shared resources comprises allocating memory for variables defined in source code.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said managing shared resources comprises generating instructions configured to restore a value of a memory element utilized by the generated second instruction.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the memory element is a register.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said managing shared resources comprises translating an address of a first type to an address of a second type.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said generating the second instruction comprises obtaining values of generation parameters, and utilizing the values of the generation parameters in said generating the second instruction.

19. The method of claim 12,

wherein each of the plurality of template instructions is configured to provide for an interaction between hardware components of a target computerized system;

and

wherein each of the plurality of template instructions is addressed to trigger functionality of one of the hardware components.

20. A computer program product for generating a test based on a test template comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium;

a first program instruction for receiving the test template, wherein the test template comprises a plurality of template instructions, wherein the plurality of template instructions comprise a source code template instruction, wherein the source code template instruction defines a source code command to be generated;

a second program instruction for generating the test based on the test template, said second program instruction comprises;

a third program instruction for generating a first instruction based on a first template instruction of the plurality of template instructions; and

a fourth program instruction for generating a second instruction based on the source code template instruction, wherein the second instruction is associated with the source code command,

wherein said third and fourth program instructions comprise a fifth program instruction for managing shared resources used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction, and allocating shared resources to be used by the generated first instruction and the generated second instruction, and

wherein said first, second, third, fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on said non-transitory computer readable medium.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said fifth program instruction is operative to translate an address of a first type to an address of a second type.