Method and system for determining execution sequence of test case sets

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a system for determining an execution sequence of a test case suite. The method comprises the steps as follows: the single case switching cost between any two test cases in an initial test case suite is calculated; h test cases with all combination possibilities are selected from the initial test case suite, and all the possible first optimum execution sequences and first switching costs which are formed by the h test cases are obtained; according to the first switching costs and the single case switching cost, all possible second optimum execution sequences and second switching costs which are formed by h+1 test cases are calculated and obtained; the second optimum execution sequences and the second switching costs are taken as the first optimum execution sequences and the first switching costs respectively, h is increased by 1, a previous step is returned until the second optimum execution sequences comprise all test cases; and a second optimum execution sequence with the smallest second switching cost is taken as the optimum execution sequence, so that minimum reconfiguration times of parameters in a test can be realized, and the expenditure is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of computers, in particular to a method and system for determining the execution sequence of a test case set. Background technique [0002] Software testing is an important step to ensure software quality. Given a set of test cases, testers usually need to execute the test cases contained in it in a certain order. In general, this execution order is equivalent to the order in which each test case is generated, that is, the entire test case set is executed in order from top to bottom. However, with the continuous growth of software scale and functions, a considerable number of test cases are often needed to test the software. Therefore, how to execute the entire set of test cases quickly and efficiently with limited testing cost (available time and resources) is an important issue that needs to be considered in practical testing. [0003] Generally speaking, the test cost includes the execution cost of each test cas...

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Problems solved by technology

In different execution orders, the execution cost of each test case is generally fixed, so the switching cost between adjacent test cases will mainly affect the execution efficiency of the entire test case set in different execution orders

For example, for some software systems, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to change its configuration during testing, such as replacing a piece of hardware, or recompiling some modules

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