Using reverse-engineered test-based models to generate more tests: Where is the sense in that?

Teemu Kanstrén; Eric Piel; Hans-Gerhard Gross

doi:10.1109/ITNG.2012.42

Using reverse-engineered test-based models to generate more tests: Where is the sense in that?

Teemu Kanstrén, Eric Piel, Hans-Gerhard Gross

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Delft University of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

Abstract

Model-based testing is a process of generating tests for a test target based on a behavioral model. In many cases, suitable models do not exist and building these from scratch is a costly effort. A potential approach to bootstrap this process is to generate models with reverse-engineering methods. Potential sources of information for such models include user sessions, existing test cases, and field data. All of these can be seen as different forms of test data. However, using existing test cases as a basis to create a model for test generation raises the question of what is the benefit over the previously existing tests. This paper aims to answer this question by evaluating the benefits in terms of a practical case study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations, ITNG 2012
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	247-252
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-0798-7, 978-0-7695-4654-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNG.2012.42
Publication status	Published - 2012
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations. ITNG 2012, Las Vegas, 16-18 Apr. 2012 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 16 Apr 2012 → 18 Apr 2012

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Conference	9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations. ITNG 2012, Las Vegas, 16-18 Apr. 2012
Abbreviated title	ITNG 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	16/04/12 → 18/04/12

Keywords

model-based testing
observation-based modelling
test automation
specification mining

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Kanstrén, T, Piel, E & Gross, H-G 2012, Using reverse-engineered test-based models to generate more tests: Where is the sense in that? in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations, ITNG 2012. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 247-252, 9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations. ITNG 2012, Las Vegas, 16-18 Apr. 2012, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 16/04/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNG.2012.42

Using reverse-engineered test-based models to generate more tests: Where is the sense in that? / Kanstrén, Teemu; Piel, Eric; Gross, Hans-Gerhard.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology. New Generations, ITNG 2012. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2012. p. 247-252.

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