System and Method for Generating Automated Test Cases for Command Line Based Applications

摘要

System and method embodiments are provided for creating automated test cases for an application or software command based on knowledge about the application command. An embodiment method includes reading general knowledge about a plurality of application commands from a global knowledge base for the application commands, reading local knowledge about the application command from a local knowledge base corresponding to the application command, identifying, in a syntax file of the application command, a plurality of command options and command variables, determining which of the command options to include in a test case, and replacing the command variables and any included command options in the test case with test values according to the local knowledge and the general knowledge.