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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Mark H. Decker, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Mark H. Decker, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for facilitating programmable coverage domains for test case generation, feedback, and measurement. The system comprises a domain definition input file; user-defined coverage domain data entered into the domain definition input file; and a parser operable for translating the user-defined coverage domain data into machine-readable computer program code. The system further includes an internal coverage domain comprising: a union of enabled coverage domains extracted from the user-defined coverage domain data; a session component comprising a session update count for each domain element; and a history component comprising a history update count for each domain element. The system further comprises a testcase generator including an internal coverage feedback and measurement system. The testcase generator comprises an instruction generator operable for generating instructions for use in a testcase and an instruction simulator operable for simulating execution of the instructions. The testcase generator accesses information in the internal coverage domain via the internal coverage feedback and measurement system, generates testcases for a current generation session, and updates the internal coverage domain according to the results of the testcase execution. The invention also comprises a method and storage medium.