PRE-SEEDING DATABASES FOR INTEGRATION TESTING

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to pre-seeding test databases in a computing environment for software testing. A system manages a pool of pre-seeded databases to serve user devices with different database requirements for their integration testing needs. Pre-seeded databases can be served more efficiently over empty databases that are populated client-side. From a user perspective, databases appear ready instantly, ready for use as part of testing software using the pre-seeded databases as a stand-in for production data. Pre-seeding databases circumvents the issues of wasted time and potential error that are otherwise possible when databases are served and populated client-side. Pre-seeding data mitigates the need to seed the database during test-time, reducing the integration test cycle for software being tested. Aspects of the disclosure provide for real-time restoration of databases by fixing portions of the database in place instead of outright deletion and recreation of an entire database.