Title :
A flow graph-based test model for OWL-S web services
Author :
Liu, Chien-hung ; Chen, Shu-ling ; Kuo, Jong Yih ; Huang, Teng-yi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Taipei Univ. of Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
OWL-S is a standard for specifying the ontology of web services. It enables web services to be discovered, invoked, and composed automatically. However, OWSL-S web service is difficult to analyze and test as XML-based OWL-S description is hard to understand. In addition, OWL-S introduces various control constructs to compose multiple services and allows describing the preconditions and expected effects of the services, which further complicates the analysis and testing of web services. This paper proposes a flow graph-based test model for OWL-S web services. In particular, the model abstracts the structural test artifacts of OWL-S web services. It can facilitate testers to understand and analyze the control flow of OWL-S web services. Based on the test model, test paths can be derived to ensure the correctness of OWL-S web services.
Keywords :
Web services; XML; flow graphs; ontologies (artificial intelligence); program testing; semantic Web; OWL-S Web services; Web services ontology; XML; flow graph-based test model; structural test artifacts; Graphical models; Grounding; Process control; Semantic Web; Semantics; Testing; Web services; OWL-S; Semantic web services; Test model; Web service testing;
Conference_Titel :
Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0305-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMLC.2011.6016836
