Patent ID: 7689973
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: defining and writing a series of statements comprising a test harness file for the automated regression testing of non-graphical software; one of the series of statements comprising requesting text string data representing a user-given name for a test in the test harness file; one of the series of statements comprising entering text string data representing test data of the non-graphical software; one of the series of statements comprising a non-interactive operating system command comprising a test of the test harness file; one of the series of statements comprising an interactive operating system command used as a test of the test harness file followed by a prompt pattern used by the interactive operating system command; one of the series of statements comprising user input within the interactive operating system command; one of the series of statements comprising a definition of a one-time filter statement that alters the output of only a preceding command and reverts to a default filter for filtering subsequent commands; and comparing the altered output of the preceding command to a benchmark value.