Patent ID: 9703694
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of testing software, comprising: monitoring, by a computer system, whether a predefined event occurs in a software test instance, wherein the monitoring is performed by a plug-in that is installed in the software test instance and is independent of modules of the software test instance; in response to occurrence of the predefined event during execution of the software test instance, generating, by the computer system, a plurality of snapshots of the software test instance when the event is at a first severity level and a single snapshot when the event is at a second severity level that is lower than the first severity level, wherein the snapshots are used to record a state of the software test instance when the predefined event occurs; and storing, by the computer system, the snapshots in association with the predefined event; wherein the monitoring, by a computer system, whether a predefined event occurs in a software test instance further comprises: