Declarative test result validation

• US 8,966,314 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2009
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Vecera, Martin, Pechanec, Jiri
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, JIGAR P
• Application Number:
  US12/551,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20110055635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,003 Days
• Field of Search: 714/32
• US Class Current: 714/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis

Abstract

A test controller translates test rules into executable code and validates the test results using the executable code. The test controller translates the test rules using a test grammar. The test rules are used to indicate expected test results of a device under test. The test controller further generates the test results by executing test instructions. In addition, the test controller uses the test grammar to validate the test rules.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a test grammar specific to a domain of a device under test;

receiving, by the processing device, a plurality of test rules specific to a type of the device under test, wherein the plurality of test rules are declarative statements defined using the test grammar for a test to be executed on the device;

determining, by the processing device, whether each of the plurality of the test rules is supported by the test grammar;

translating, by the processing device, each of the plurality of test rules into executable code using the test grammar when it is determined that each of the plurality of test rules are supported by the test grammar, wherein the plurality of test rules indicate expected test results of the test executed on the device under test; and

validating, by the processing device, generated test results of the device under test using the executable code, wherein the validating comprises comparing the generated test results with the expected test results using the test rules specifying number of messages resulting from the expected test results, property of a message from the expected test results and content of the message from the expected test results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the domain defines a type of one or more devices supported by the test grammar.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the test grammar is formatted in an extended markup language.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising discarding the test rule of the plurality of the test rules when it is determined that the test rule is not supported by the test grammar.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the translating further comprises parsing each of the plurality of the test rules in view of the test grammar.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the validating comprising comparing a property of a message from the generated test results with the property of the message from the expected test results specified by the test rules.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the validating comprising comparing a number of messages from the generated test results with the number of messages from the expected test results specified by the test rules.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a test grammar specific to a domain of a device under test;

receiving, by the processing device, a plurality of test rules specific to a type of the device under test, wherein the plurality of test rules are declarative statements defined using the test grammar for a test to be executed on the device;

determining, by the processing device, whether each of the plurality of the test rules is supported by the test grammar;

translating, by the processing device, each of the plurality of test rules into executable code using the test grammar when it is determined that each of the plurality of test rules are supported by the test grammar, wherein the plurality of test rules indicate expected test results of the test executed on the device under test; and

validating, by the processing device, generated test results of the device under test using the executable code, wherein the validating comprises comparing the generated test results with the expected test results using the test rules specifying number of messages resulting from the expected test results, property of a message from the expected test results and content of the message from the expected test results.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the domain defines a type of one or more devices supported by the test grammar.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the test grammar is formatted in an extended markup language.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise discarding the test rule of the plurality of test rules when it is determined that the test rule is not supported by the test grammar.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the translating further comprises parsing each of the plurality of the test rules in view of the test grammar.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein the validating comprising comparing a property of a message from the generated test results with the property of the message from the expected test results specified by the test rules.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein the validating comprising comparing a number of messages from the generated test results with the number of messages from the expected test results specified by the test rules.

15. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device coupled to the memory to receive instructions from the memory to;

receive a test grammar specific to a domain of a device under test;

receive a plurality of test rules specific to a type of the device under test, wherein the plurality of test rules are declarative statements defined using the test grammar for a test to be executed on the device;

determine whether each of the plurality of the test rules is supported by the test grammar;

translate each of the plurality of test rules into executable code using the test grammar when it is determined that each of the plurality of test rules are supported by the test grammar, wherein the plurality of test rules indicate expected test results of the test executed on the device under test; and

validate generated test results of the device under test using the executable code, wherein the validating comprises compare the generated test results with the expected test results using the test rules specifying number of messages resulting from the expected test results, property of a message from the expected test results and content of the message from the expected test results.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the domain defines a type of one or more devices supported by the test grammar.

17. The system of claim 15, the processing device to discard the test rule of the plurality of test rules when it is determined that the test rule is not supported by the test grammar.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the translate further comprises parse each of the plurality of the test rules in view of the test grammar.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein the validate comprises compare a property of a message from the generated test results with the property of the message from the expected test results specified by the test rules.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein the validate comprises compare a number of messages from the generated test results with the number of messages from the expected test results specified by the test rules.