Patent ID: 9661014
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: creating a plurality of test identities that includes a first test identity and a second test identity that is different than the first test identity, wherein the plurality of test identities are used for testing purposes and do not represent actual users of an online system that comprises a first feature and a second feature that is different than the first feature; maintaining a testing database comprising a first set of tests associated with the first feature and a second set of tests associated with the second feature; modifying a first attribute associated with the first test identity to create a modified first attribute; after modifying the first attribute, executing the first set of tests associated with the first feature; returning a pass condition when executing, based on the modified first attribute associated with the first test identity and a selected first test identity of the plurality of test identities, the first set of tests associated with the first feature; wherein the first set of tests comprises accessing the first feature using the selected first test identity; after modifying the first attribute, executing the second set of tests associated with the second feature; and returning a fail condition when executing, based on the modified first attribute and a selected second test identity of the plurality of test identities that is different than the selected first test identity, the second set of tests associated with the second feature; wherein the second set of tests comprises accessing the second feature using the selected second test identity.