JPH0546427A - Online system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the test efficiency by inputting test data and outputting the test result independently of the other tasks subordinated to online. CONSTITUTION:In the online system where plural terminal equipments are connected to a central processing unit 100, control information for inter-task communication to a system input/output vicarious execution job is taken into a control information area and a system input file or a system output file of the system input/output vicarious execution job is opened when a program will be tested. Input data is read out from the system input file with one record as the unit and is transferred to the test program by the inter-task communication function at the time of input of test data, and output data is written in the opened system output file with one record as the unit at the time of output of the test result, and the system input file 19 and the system output file 38 are closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an online job,
Alternatively, it is used for program testing of jobs that are composed of multiple tasks, such as online jobs.

The present invention relates to an online system capable of inputting test data and outputting test results and confirming program functions without being affected by a test program running on another task.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, input of test data and output of test results as a program confirmation method are performed by inputting and outputting a system input file and a system output file prepared by an operating system.
An input / output operation with an external input / output device performs an input operation at the start of a job, that is, an online job in the case of an online system, and an output operation at the end.

[0004]

In the conventional system input / output method described above, an online environment is not required in the initial unit test, so a test in a one-task / one-job environment is sufficient. In that case, the test environment must be prepared. Normally, multiple startups are not possible on an online job, and online
Since multiple tasks under the job are activated to test multiple programs at the same time, it is difficult to finish / start the online job for the sake of testing one program. Therefore, multiple test data can be stored when the online job is started. It is necessary to devise such as inputting data for the test.
Further, the test result cannot be confirmed until the online job is completed, which causes a problem in the efficiency of the test.

The present invention solves such a problem by enabling input and output of test data and output of test results independently of other tasks under online control.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of improving test efficiency.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a central processing unit connected to an input / output unit and a storage unit is connected to a plurality of terminal units via a communication control unit, and the central processing unit is provided with a test program means. In an online system including a test online job unit including a test task unit having a test task unit, the test program unit has a control information area for holding control information for inter-task communication with a system I / O proxy job, Open processing proxy means for starting the system input / output proxy job to open the control information for inter-task communication into the control information area when the system input file or system output file is opened during program execution, and the system input / output proxy for inputting test data Input request to the job and input data from system input file A record / data input agent that reads out in units of mode, and a record / data output agent that requests output of test results to a system I / O agent job when outputting test results and writes output data to the system output file in units of records. The system input / output proxy job is notified of a close request, the system input file or the system output file is closed, and the system input / output proxy job is terminated.

The record / data input substituting means has a test data read area for setting data read by a system input / output substituting job from a system input file, and the record / data output substituting means comprises system input / output. It is desirable to have a test result data area for holding test result data to be written to the system output file by the substitute job.

[0008]

[Operation] Input the test data in the program test on each task of a job such as an online job, which is composed of a plurality of tasks, into the system input file, import it into the program, and write the test result to the system output file. When confirming the program function by outputting, start the system I / O proxy job by starting the job when the system input file or system output file in the test program is opened, and communicate between tasks with the system I / O proxy job. The control information for the job is loaded into the control information area, and the system input file or system output file of the system I / O proxy job is opened.

In this state, when the test data is input by the test program, the inter-task communication function is used to make an input request to the system input / output proxy job. The system I / O proxy job that has received the input request reads the input data from the system input file of its own in record units, and passes the read data to the test program using the intertask communication function.

Further, when the test result is output by the test program, the inter-task communication function is used to request the system I / O proxy job to output the test result. Write the output data to the local system output file record by record.

When the system input file or system output file is closed on the test program, the inter-task communication function is used to notify the system I / O proxy job of the close request, and the system input file of the system I / O proxy job is notified. , Or close the system output file and end the system I / O surrogate job.

Thus, the test data can be read from the external input device when the system input file is opened on the test program, without being affected by the processing or operation of other tasks under the online job.
Further, the test result data can be output to the external output device when the system output file is closed.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the central processing unit 100 connected to the input / output unit 101 and the storage unit 102 is connected to a plurality of terminal units 104 via the communication control unit 103, and the central processing unit 100 is provided with a test program. A test online job unit 1 including a test task unit 2 having a unit 3 is further provided. Further, as a feature of the present invention, control for holding control information for intertask communication with a system input / output proxy job in the test program unit 3 An open process acting means 4 having an information area and activating a system input / output acting job when the system input file 19 or the system output file 38 is opened during the execution of the test program and taking intertask communication control information into the control information area. , When inputting test data, request input to system I / O proxy job And record data input agency means 5 for reading the input data from a file in one record unit,
At the time of outputting the test result, the system I / O proxy job is requested to output the test result, and the record / data output proxy unit 25 for writing the output data to the system output file in record units and the system I / O proxy job are notified of the close request. A system input file or a system output file to close the system input / output proxy job, and close the system input / output proxy job.
The data input proxy unit 5 has a test data read area for setting data read by the system input / output proxy job from the system input file.
The data output proxy unit has a test result data area for holding test result data to be written in the system output file by the system input / output proxy job.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention thus constructed will be described.

First, the operation of inputting test data will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation when inputting test data in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the test program means 3, in order to open the system input file 19 for inputting the test data as a preparation for inputting the test data, the open process substitution process 4
To call. The open processing proxy unit 4 first calls a job startup routine to perform job startup processing 7, and boots the system input / output proxy job 20.

The activated system I / O proxy job 20
Calls an inter-task communication processing routine to notify the test program means 3 of control information for inter-task communication, performs inter-task communication processing 9, and then performs file open processing 10 for the system input file 19. .. The test program means 3 having received the control information sets the information in the control information area 8 and refers to the data in the inter-task communication processing thereafter.

When the opening of the system input file 19 is completed, the record / data input agent means 5 is called. The record / data input proxy unit 5 calls an inter-task communication process routine to perform an inter-task communication process 11 in order to instruct the system I / O proxy job 20 to input test data.

Upon receipt of the test data input instruction, the system input / output proxy job 20 calls the record data input processing routine to read the test data from the system input file 19, performs the record data input processing 13, and executes the record data input buffer. Read to 14. When the reading is completed, the inter-task communication processing routine is called to perform the inter-task communication processing 15, pass the test data in the record input buffer 14 to the test program means 3, and the test program means 3 sends the data to the test data read area 1
Set to 2.

When the record / data input substituting means 5 is repeatedly called and the input of all the test data is completed, the close processing substituting means 6 is called as a post-processing for inputting the test data. The close processing proxy means 6 calls the inter-task communication processing routine to perform the inter-task communication processing 16, and notifies the system input / output proxy job 20 of the completion of the input of the test data. System I / O proxy job 20
Then, the file close processing 17 is performed on the system input file 19, and then the program termination processing 18 is performed to terminate the program.

Next, the operation of outputting the test result will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation at the time of outputting the test result in the embodiment of the present invention.

The test program means 3 calls the open processing proxy means 4 in order to open the system output file 38 for outputting the test result as a preparation for outputting the test result. The open processing proxy unit 4 first calls a job startup routine to perform job startup processing 7, and boots the system input / output proxy job 20.

The started system I / O proxy job 20
Calls the inter-task communication processing routine to notify the test program means 3 of control information for inter-task communication, performs inter-task communication processing 9, and then performs file open processing 30 for the system output file 38. .. The test program means 3 having received the control information sets the information in the control information area 8 and refers to the data in the inter-task communication processing thereafter.

When the opening of the system output file 38 is completed, the record / data output agent 25 is called. The record / data output proxy unit 25 calls an inter-task communication process routine to perform an inter-task communication process 31 in order to instruct the system input / output proxy job 20 to output a test result, and then outputs data in the test result output data area 32. Is passed to the system input / output proxy job 20 and set in the record output buffer 34.

The system I / O proxy job 20 that has received the test result output instruction calls the record data output processing routine to output the test result data to the system output file 38, and performs the record data output processing 33. , From the record output buffer 34 to the system output file 38.

When the record / data output acting means 25 is repeatedly called and the output of all the test result data is completed, the close processing acting means 6 is called as a post-process for outputting the test result data. The close processing proxy means 6 calls the inter-task communication processing routine to perform the inter-task communication processing 16, and notifies the system input / output proxy job 20 of the completion of the input of the test data. Upon receipt of the notification, the system input / output proxy job 20 performs the close processing 36 on the system output file 38, and then executes the program end processing 18 to end the program. When this program ends, the system input / output proxy job 20 ends, and the test result data in the system output file 38 is output to an external output device (not shown).

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the test data is stored when the system input file is opened on the test program without being affected by the processing or operation of other tasks under the online job. It is possible to read from the external input device and output the test result data to the external output device when the system output file is closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an operation when inputting test data in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation at the time of outputting a test result in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 test online job 2 test task 3 test program 4 open processing proxy means 5 record / data input proxy means 6 close processing proxy means 7 job startup processing 8 control information area 9, 11, 15, 16, 31 Inter-task communication processing 10, 30 file open processing 12 test data read area 13 record data input processing 14 record input buffer 17, 36 File Close Processing 18 Program Termination Processing 19 System Input File 20 System Input / Output Substitute Job 25 Record / Data Output Substitution Means 32 Test Result Output Data Area 33 Record / Data Output Processing 34 Record / Data Output Buffer 38 System Output File 100 Central Processing Device 101 Input / output device 102 Storage device 103 Communication control device 104 Terminal device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A test including a central processing unit connected to an input / output unit and a storage unit, connected to a plurality of terminal units via a communication control unit, and the central processing unit including a test task unit having a test program unit. In an online system including an online job unit, the test program unit has a control information area for holding control information for inter-task communication with a system I / O proxy job, and a system input file in executing the test program, or When the system output file is opened, the system I / O proxy job is activated to open the inter-task communication control information into the control information area, and the system I / O proxy job is requested to input the test data. A record that reads the input data from the input file in record units. Data / data input agent, record / data output agent for writing test data to the system output file by requesting test result output to the system input / output agent job when outputting test results, and system input / output An online system comprising: a close processing proxy means for notifying a proxy job of a close request, closing the system input file or system output file, and terminating the system input / output proxy job. 2. The record / data input agent means,
The online system according to claim 1, further comprising a test data read area for setting data read by the system input / output proxy job from the system input file. 3. The record / data output surrogate means,
The online system according to claim 1, further comprising a test result data area for holding test result data to be written to a system output file by the system I / O proxy job.