Method and apparatus for providing test cases

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PATENT NO 9811446
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14298239

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A method and apparatus for providing a test case for a modified program. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a modification item that makes modification on a previous version of the program; locating the modification item after a first instrument and before a second instrument of a plurality of instruments inserted into the program; obtaining an execution path of the modified program that is between the first instrument and the second instrument and associated with the modification as well as a constraint set corresponding to the execution path; obtaining an execution result, outputted by the first instrument, of executing the previous version of the program using an original test case; and determining a test case applicable for the execution path based on the execution result and the constraint set. The apparatus corresponds to the method.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Li, Qi Cheng Beijing, CN 79 358
Mei, Li Jun Beijing, CN 52 284
Wang, Jian Beijing, CN 1675 15886
Xie, Fang Quan Beijing, CN 6 21
Zhu, Zi Yu Beijing, CN 22 241

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