Patent ID: 7702766

Claim:
A testing framework, comprising: a first computer system comprising a processor, adapted for communication with nodes in a distributed node environment, first code, executed by the processor, capable of creating a task manager, second code, executed by the processor, adapted for defining tasks, including test tasks, third code, wherein the third code is an executable instance executed by the processor and configured to instantiate a task agent, test related data, a test launcher capable of interacting with said first code for starting the task manager in said first computer system, of delivering test related data to said task manager, and, upon the sending of the third code to remote nodes, capable of requesting the starting of one or more task agents on said remote nodes, the task manager responding to the test related data for providing said one or more task agents with said test related data, said one or more task agents responding to said test related data for retrieving respective tasks available in the second code, said task manager being capable of thereafter monitoring the execution of such tasks.