Testing applications using domain based testing and Sleuth

Abstract

Domain-based testing (DBT) is a test generation method based on two concepts from software reuse: domain analysis and domain modeling. Instead of using domain models for reuse, they serve as a structure to generate tests. In general, domain-based testing forms a family of test generation methods. Each member of the family defines a specialized domain analysis and domain model for each problem domain or class of software. To demonstrate these principles, we define a domain analysis and a domain model for systems with a command language interface. The analysis exploits information from the command language, and the domain model stores the syntactic and semantic information needed for test case generation. We develop a four-part test generation process model to support automated test generation. We also describe an interactive test generation tool called Sleuth. Sleuth supports domain-based testing, follows our test process model, and provides utilities to reuse test cases.<>