US Patent 7721154 System and method for software run-time testing

A method and system for run time testing of a computer software application. The method and system include attaching a RAS agent to the application to be tested; running the application with the attached RAS agent; configuring the RAS agent to monitor a component of the application, while the application is being executed to collect results; exercising the application to perform a task; and validating the collected results while the task is being performed by the application. The RAS agent may be configured (for example, remotely) to modify behavior of the component of the application, while the application is being executed.