Serializing a templated markup language representation of test artifacts
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a test plan for serialization, the method comprising:
- selecting a template of the test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer;
extracting a table of contents from the selected template, the table of contents including at least one reference to at least one test case; and
,transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for serializing a templated markup language representation of test artifacts is provided. The method includes selecting a template of a test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer. The method also includes extracting a table of contents from the selected template such that the table of contents includes at least one reference to at least one test case. Finally, the method includes transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a test plan for serialization, the method comprising:
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selecting a template of the test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer; extracting a table of contents from the selected template, the table of contents including at least one reference to at least one test case; and
,transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A software testing data processing system comprising:
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a computer with processor and memory and coupled to fixed storage comprising a plurality of test plan templates; an operating system executing in the memory of the computer by the processor of the computer; a text editor hosted by the operating system; and
,a test plan markup generation module hosted by the operating system, the test plan markup generation module comprising program code enabled to select a template of a test plan from the fixed storage through a graphical user interface of the test plan markup generation module, to extract a table of contents from the selected template, the table of contents including at least one reference to at least one test case, and to transform at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan for editing in the text editor into a customized markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium embodying computer usable program code for configuring a test plan for serialization, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for selecting a template of the test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer; computer usable program code for extracting a table of contents from the selected template, the table of contents including at least one reference to at least one test case; and
,computer usable program code for transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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