Unitary Test Protocol for Software Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current software testing processes involve multiple separate tests, which can lead to duplicative efforts, increased costs, and reduced visibility into the quality of software products across different teams and releases.
Innovation Solution
A test orchestration engine that generates a unitary test protocol, allowing multiple tests to be combined into a single journey, thereby reducing redundant testing and improving efficiency through machine learning-based action sequencing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate tests are performed to validate software features, then comprehensive validation is achieved, but testing costs increase and duplicative efforts occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate test protocols into a single unified test protocol that validates multiple software features through one integrated test journey. This merging eliminates duplicative testing efforts across different teams while maintaining comprehensive validation coverage, directly reducing testing costs and resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified test protocol serves multiple validation functions simultaneously by incorporating test cases for different software features within a single protocol. This multi-functional approach allows one test to replace several separate tests, achieving comprehensive validation without proportionally increasing testing resources.
2Reliability
If multiple separate tests are performed by different teams, then comprehensive validation is achieved, but visibility into software quality across teams is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple team-specific test protocols into a single unified protocol, the patent creates a centralized view of software quality validation. This integration consolidates quality information from different teams into one coherent framework, improving cross-team visibility while maintaining comprehensive validation coverage.
3Reliability
If multiple separate test protocols are used, then comprehensive feature validation is achieved, but the testing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple complex test protocols into a single unified protocol that maintains comprehensive feature validation coverage. This consolidation simplifies the testing process by reducing the number of separate protocols teams must manage and coordinate, while preserving thorough validation through integrated test cases.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified test protocol performs multiple validation functions within a single framework, eliminating the need for separate specialized protocols for different features. This multi-functional design reduces process complexity while maintaining comprehensive validation across all software features.
4Reliability
If multiple separate tests are conducted, then thorough validation is achieved, but redundant testing journeys increase time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate test journeys into a single unified test journey that validates multiple features sequentially or in parallel within one execution. This eliminates redundant testing steps and time consumption associated with running separate protocols, while maintaining thorough validation through comprehensive test case inclusion.
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AI summary
A test orchestration engine can create a unitary test configured to perform multiple tests of an application program with a single journey. The engine can identify actions performable by the application program and determine, based on a machine learning (ML) model, those actions that are performable sequentially to validate a set of features of the application program. The system creates the unitary test protocol including a directed sequence of actions to validate the set of features for the test protocols. The system then causes execution of the unitary test protocol to generate a result indicative of performance of the application program.