Patent ID: 7150007
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for reviewing operation of software objects of a computer program, definitions of the software objects being stored in a library, the definitions including methods of the objects and formal parameters for the methods, the method comprising the acts of: receiving from a user an indication of an object defined in the library to be exercised; receiving an indication of whether the object is to be created or already exists in an object store because the object was previously instantiated; when the object is to be created, instantiating the object for review based on the definition of the object stored in the library and adding that object to the object store; retrieving from an input dialog a selected method for exercising the instantiated object, the input dialog identifying methods of the object based on the definition of the object stored in the library; obtaining an actual parameter corresponding to formal parameters specified in the definition of the object stored in the library for use in exercising the instantiated object; and invoking the selected method of the instantiated object using the actual parameter so that the operation of the software object is reviewed; and when the invoked method creates another object, adding that object to the object store so that a user can review the operation of that other object.