Method and apparatus for generating, capturing, storing, and loading debug information for failed tests scripts

摘要

A method and system are disclosed for generating, capturing, storing, and loading debug data for a failed test script without user interaction. In an example embodiment, a trace capture component will automatically re-execute a failed test script and capture the execution context information and the source code files associated with the failed test script during the test script's re-execution. The execution context information and associated source code are stored onto a database, or another shared storage medium, and are accessible to multiple users to allow concurrent debugging by multiple users. The captured information allows debugging of the failed test script without requiring access to the original machine or re-execution of the application.