Title :
A Generalized Model-Based Test Generation Method
Author :
Bonifacio, A.L. ; Moura, Arnaldo Vieira ; da Silva Simao, A.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Inst., Univ. of Campinas, Campinas
Abstract :
In this paper we present a generalization to the W-method, which can be used for automatically generating test cases.In contrast to the W-method, this generalization allows for test case generation even in the absence of characterization sets for the specification.We give proofs of correctness for this generalization, and show how to derive the original W-method from it as a particular case.Proofs of correctness for the W-method, not given in the original paper, are also presented in a clear and detailed way.
Keywords :
finite state machines; W-method; finite state machines; test case generation; test generation method; Automata; Automatic testing; Character generation; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Proposals; Software engineering; Software testing; System testing; Generalized Test Generation; Model-based testing; m-complete test suite;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering and Formal Methods, 2008. SEFM '08. Sixth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3437-4
DOI :
10.1109/SEFM.2008.17