Title
Automatic Regression Test Selection Based on Activity Diagrams
Abstract
Regression testing is the most common method for ensuring the quality of changed software. As UML models are widely used as design blueprints, model-based test case generation techniques can be used in regression test cases generation. However, test cases obtained from these techniques are usually represented as sequences of actions in abstract models, and heavy human efforts are needed to transform them into test cases accepted by software for execution. To reduce this effort, we present an approach to automatically generate executable test cases for regression testing based on activity diagrams. It combines a technique of activity diagrams based regression test cases classification to pick up retestable test cases, and a technique of feedback-directed test cases generation to generate test cases for new behaviors in changed software. We implement the tool MDRTGen to show the performance of the approach. The experiments show the good performance of the approach in improving the efficiency of test cases generation and decreasing the cost in regression testing.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/SSIRI-C.2011.31
SSIRI (Companion)
Keywords
Field
DocType
feedback-directed test cases generation,executable test case,retestable test case,test cases generation,model-based test case generation,activity diagrams,changed software,regression test cases classification,automatic regression test selection,regression test cases generation,regression testing,test case,formal specification,testing,unified modeling language,software quality,regression analysis,concrete,activity diagram,accuracy,model based testing
Test suite,Data mining,Test Management Approach,Computer science,Test script,Regression testing,Test data,Test case,Reliability engineering,Software regression,Keyword-driven testing
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.45
11
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nan Ye114912.60
Chen Xin2625120.92
Peng Jiang325942.86
Wenxu Ding461.52
Li Xuandong567279.78