System and method for determining requirements for testing software

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and system is provided for determining requirements for testing software. In an implementation, a method may include inspecting contents of a test case, including source code of the test case. The method may also include identifying at least one of: at least one characteristic of a test machine and at least one characteristic of a resource required to execute the test case correctly. The method may further include compiling a list of requirements for the test case to execute correctly based upon, at least in part, the at least one of the at least one characteristic of the test machine and the at least one characteristic of the resource.

1 .- 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
 inspecting contents of a test case, including source code of the test case;   identifying at least one of: at least one characteristic of a test machine and at least one characteristic of a resource required to execute the test case correctly, wherein the at least one characteristic of the test machine includes a location of the test machine in a limited network coverage environment including one or more of a shielded room and a cage;   compiling a list of requirements for the test case to execute correctly based upon, at least in part, the at least one of the at least one characteristic of the test machine and the at least one characteristic of the resource; and   executing the test case, based upon, at least in part, the list of requirements, on at least one test machine.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , further including:
 inspecting contents of a product-under-test, including source code of the product-under-test, wherein the test case tests the product-under-test.   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further including:
 inspecting an environment under which the product-under-test is run, including different versions of operating systems.   
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further including:
 inspecting metadata associated with the test case and the product-under-test, including property files associated with the test case and the product-under-test.   
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further including:
 accessing at least one of: at least one test machine with the at least one characteristic of the test machine and at least one resource with the at least one characteristic of the resource.   
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 12 , further including:
 installing the product-under-test on at least one of: the at least one test machine and the at least one resource.   
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor device and at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor device, the at least one processor device configured for:   inspecting contents of a test case, including source code of the test case;   identifying at least one of: at least one characteristic of a test machine and at least one characteristic of a resource required to execute the test case correctly, wherein the at least one characteristic of the test machine includes a location of the test machine in a limited network coverage environment including one or more of a shielded room and a cage;   compiling a list of requirements for the test case to execute correctly based upon, at least in part, the at least one of the at least one characteristic of the test machine and the at least one characteristic of the resource; and   executing the test case, based upon, at least in part, the list of requirements, on at least one test machine.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , further including:
 inspecting contents of a product-under-test, including source code of the product-under-test, wherein the test case tests the product-under-test.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , further including:
 inspecting an environment under which the product-under-test is run, including different versions of operating systems.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , further including:
 accessing at least one of: at least one test machine with the at least one characteristic of the test machine and at least one resource with the at least one characteristic of the resource.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , further including:
 installing the product-under-test on at least one of: the at least one test machine and the at least one resource.   
     
     
         20 . (canceled)