COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING AND ANNOTATING USE CASES AND GENERATING TEST SCENARIOS THEREFROM

摘要

A system and method for indexing and annotating use cases and generating test scenarios using in-memory processing from the corresponding use case model includes a use case model creator to create/build an in-memory use case model for the use cases created by a user; a predetermined structural format, according to which the steps of the use cases are organized by an editor; an indexer to appropriately index the steps of the use case(s) in the use case model; a generator which facilitates extraction of the indexed steps from the use case and identification of at least one ordered set in which the indexed steps can be assembled; and a test scenario generator to generate a test scenario having the indexed steps arranged according to the ordered set identified by an identifier and being validated by a validator according to pre-determined validation criteria.

主权项

1. A computer implemented system for indexing and annotating steps associated with use cases and generating test scenarios therefrom, said system comprising:
a processor; a memory coupled to the processor for indexing and annotating the steps associated with the use cases and generating the test scenarios using at least one of a pre-configured rule set and a user configurable rule set; a use case model creator adapted to create at least one in-memory use case model of said use cases and store the use case model in said memory; a pre-determined structural format for said use cases stored in said memory; an editor adapted to organize the steps associated with said use cases in the in-memory use case model according to the pre-determined structural format only in the event that said steps do not adhere to the pre-determined structural format; an indexer adapted to index the steps that adhere to the pre-determined structural format and the steps organized according to said pre-determined format; an annotation processor adapted to annotate the indexed steps in each of said use cases by inserting appropriate keywords into at least one of said indexed steps; a generator adapted to receive the use cases having indexed steps with or without annotation, said generator comprising:
an extractor adapted to extract said indexed steps from said use cases in the in-memory use case model;an identifier adapted to identify at least one ordered set in which said indexed steps can be assembled, wherein said ordered set includes at least one flow selected from a group of flows consisting of main flow, alternative flow and exception flow;a test scenario generator adapted to generate at least one test scenario having the ordered indexed steps arranged according to the order identified by said identifier, said test scenario generator further adapted to validate the generated at least one test scenario based on a pre-determined validation criterion; anda comparator adapted to compare the generated at least one test scenario based on the order of the corresponding indexed steps, said comparator further adapted to eliminate the test scenario having an ordered set identical to that of another generated test scenario.