Apparatus and method for generating random tests for program validation using genetic evolution

摘要

Apparatus and method are described for a testing system that generates tests that share similar failure causing characteristics that can be discovered by a genetic generator quickly without going through the chance or long process of traditional random and exhaustive test generations. The testing system generates random test cases that are applied to a system under test (SUT). These tests are validated to determine whether they cause errors within the SUT. All testing programs that cause an error during the execution of the SUT are collected and are used in the genetic algorithm technique to create other testing programs that share similar characteristics.