UML behavioral model based test case generation

Shirole, Mahesh; Kumar, Rajeev

doi:10.1145/2492248.2492274

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“…A survey to improve the understanding of UMLbased testing techniques was conducted by Shirole et al [18], who who focused on the usage of behavioral specifications diagrams, e.g., sequence, collaboration, and state-chart and activity diagrams [19]. The research approaches were classified by the formal specifications, graph theory, heuristics of the testing process, and direct UML specification processing [18]. Use-case models may represent another source for creating functional test cases as explored by [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

Tapir: Automation Support of Exploratory Testing Using Model Reconstruction of the System Under Test

2018

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For a considerable number of software projects, the creation of effective test cases is hindered by design documentation that is either lacking, incomplete or obsolete. The exploratory testing approach can serve as a sound method in such situations. However, the efficiency of this testing approach strongly depends on the method, the documentation of explored parts of a system, the organization and distribution of work among individual testers on a team, and the minimization of potential (very probable) duplicities in performed tests. In this paper, we present a framework for replacing and automating a portion of these tasks. A screen-flow-based model of the tested system is incrementally reconstructed during the exploratory testing process by tracking testers' activities. With additional metadata, the model serves for an automated navigation process for a tester. Compared with the exploratory testing approach, which is manually performed in two case studies, the proposed framework allows the testers to explore a greater extent of the tested system and enables greater detection of the defects present in the system. The results show that the time efficiency of the testing process improved with framework support. This efficiency can be increased by team-based navigational strategies that are implemented within the proposed framework, which is documented by another case study presented in this paper.

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Tapir: Automation Support of Exploratory Testing Using Model Reconstruction of the System Under Test

2018

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“…The other limitation is it caters MBT for web applications on a limited scale. In another Mahesh Shirole and Rajeev Kumar [19] presented a survey on UML behavioral models. In this survey different MBT approaches are classified into groups theoretic (tree based, graph based), formal specification (OCL) and UML specification languages (Sequence Diagrams, state chart, activity diagrams).…”

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Model Based Testing for Web Applications: A Literature Survey Presented

Javed¹,

Minhas²,

Abbas³

et al. 2016

JSW

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Abstract:The World Wide Web has a great impact in the world of computing. Testing of web applications is becoming more challenging task with the tremendous growth, distributed nature, dynamic nature and heterogeneity of web applications. With the growing complexity and usage of web applications, there is a need of rigorous testing techniques for producing reliable applications. Model-based testing (MBT) is a promising paradigm for generating test cases from models of the system under test (SUT). Different techniques (based on model based testing) have been presented in the literature. The focus of this study is to present a survey of model based testing techniques with specific reference to web applications. Existing literature has been surveyed using a systematic literature review (SLR) approach. Applicability of MBT for web applications have been studied, comparison of existing approaches has been presented in the study, finally strengths and limitations of existing approaches have been highlighted.

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“…Especially UML state machines have been used directly for test case generation in different approaches as for example in [6]- [9], where a subset of the provided syntax and semantics is used. In the presented approach we consider a wider subset including pseudo-states, which simplifies modeling.…”

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Model Dependent Test Coverage Variabilities

Schwarzl

Brandl

2014

2014 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation

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During testing as much functionality of the System Under Test (SUT) as possible shall be executed in order to determine its functional correctness. The test coverage on behavioral models is a metric for such a determination, but can be misleading if the wrong model is used for its calculation. For this reason the model dependent test coverage variabilities have to be known. In this paper we investigate the impact of model transformation steps from Unified Modeling Language (UML) state machines to Extended Symbolic Transition Systems (ESTSs) on the test coverage and discuss variabilities if other models like Extended Finite State Machines (EFSMs) are used. We qualitatively compare the syntax of models used for model-based testing and their coverage variabilities. We propose solutions to mitigate them in order to support model selection. The conducted analysis identifies the model syntax elements causing the coverage variabilities, which are experimentally confirmed on an industrial use case using the test case generation tool STATION.

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UML behavioral model based test case generation

Cited by 63 publications

References 76 publications

Tapir: Automation Support of Exploratory Testing Using Model Reconstruction of the System Under Test

Tapir: Automation Support of Exploratory Testing Using Model Reconstruction of the System Under Test

Model Based Testing for Web Applications: A Literature Survey Presented

Model Dependent Test Coverage Variabilities

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