The generation of software reliability test cases based on software reuse

Abstract

The generation of software reliability test cases is based on its operational profile, which characterizes the usage of software. So, software reliability test is on the basis of the statistics of software practical usage. Software reuse technology not only enhanced the development efficiency of software but also ensured software quality. So the test on modules with high reliable components can be reduced by applying software reuse analysis to software test, and the modules which contain more unreliable components can allocate more test cases. In this paper, we introduce the reuse analysis and reliability assessment on operations into the generation of software reliability test cases, so the generation method can combines the software operational profile and software reuse.