Test creation with execution

• US 9,684,587 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2012
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vmware LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: VMware, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gibbens, David, Tempel, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R
• Application Number:
  US13/650,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20140109061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

In a method of executing a test while creating the test, a portion of a line of a test case for a software item is received. The syntax of the received portion of the line is validated upon entry of the portion of the line. The line is executed after the syntax validation. Any error based on execution is indicated.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon which, when executed, cause a computing system to perform a method of executing a test while creating said test, said method comprising:

presenting a user interface for entry of lines of a custom action enabled test case;

for each line of said custom action enabled test case for a software item, said custom action enabled test case comprising a plurality of lines;

for each portion of said line, said portion comprising received characters of said line, said line comprising a plurality of portions;

receiving said portion of said line of said custom action enabled test case;

validating syntax of said portion of said line upon entry of said portion of said line; and

provided a syntax error is identified, indicating said syntax error;

automatically executing said line after said syntax validation of said line; and

indicating any error based on execution of said line; and

storing said custom action enabled test case in a library;

wherein each of said lines comprises a reference to an action, a subject referring to said software item and a value indicating what to change the subject to and/or check the subject against.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, said method further comprising:

indicating any error that occurs while executing said line.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said executing said line after said syntax validation comprises:

executing said line along with at least one additional line.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said executing said line after said syntax validation comprises:

executing said line without regard to an order of said line within a plurality of lines.

5. A computer-implemented method of executing a test while creating said test, said method comprising:

presenting a user interface for entry of lines of a custom action enabled test case;

for each line of said custom action enabled test case for a software item, said custom action enabled test case comprising a plurality of lines;

for each portion of said line, said portion comprising received characters of said line, said line comprising a plurality of portions;

receiving said portion of said line of said custom action enabled test case;

validating syntax of said portion of said line upon entry of said portion of said line; and

provided a syntax error is identified, indicating said syntax error;

automatically executing said line after said syntax validation of said line; and

indicating any error based on execution of said line; and

storing said custom action enabled test case in a library;

wherein each of said lines comprises a reference to an action, a subject referring to said software item and a value indicating what to change the subject to and/or check the subject against.

6. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

indicating any error that occurs while executing said line.

7. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 5, wherein said executing said line after said syntax validation comprises:

executing said line along with at least one additional line.

8. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 5, wherein said executing said line after said syntax validation comprises:

executing said line without regard to an order of said line within a plurality of lines.

9. A computing environment comprising a processor, the computing environment comprising:

a testing framework configured to validate and execute each line of a custom action enabled test case of a software item, said custom action enabled test case comprising a plurality of lines; and

a test editor operable to present a user interface for entry of lines of a custom action enabled test case, for each portion of said line of said custom action enabled test case, said portion comprising received characters of said line, said line comprising a plurality of portions, receive a portion of said line of said custom action enabled test case, validate syntax of said portion of said line upon entry of said portion of said line, indicate a syntax error provided said syntax error is identified, automatically execute said line after said syntax validation of said line, indicate any error based on execution of said line, and store said custom action enabled test case in a library;

wherein each of said lines comprises a reference to an action, a subject referring to said software item and a value indicating what to change the subject to and/or check the subject against.

10. The computing environment of claim 9, wherein said test editor is further operable to indicate any error that occurs while executing said line.

11. The computing environment of claim 9, wherein said test editor is further operable to execute any line in any order, without order restriction.

12. The computing environment of claim 9, wherein said test editor is further operable to execute multiple lines at any time in response to user selection of said multiple lines for execution.