{"title":"Automated Generation of Test Cases Using Model-Driven Architecture","authors":"A. Javed, P. Strooper, G. Watson","doi":"10.1109/AST.2007.2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we demonstrate a method that uses the model transformation technology of MDA to generate unit test cases from a platform-independent model of the system. The method we propose is based on sequence diagrams. First we model the sequence diagram and then this model is automatically transformed into a general unit test case model (an xUnit model which is independent of a particular unit testing framework), using model-to-model transformations. Then model-to-text transformations are applied on the xUnit model to generate platform- specific (JUnit, SUnit etc.) test cases that are concrete and executable. We have implemented the transformations in a prototype tool based on the Tefkat transformation tool and MOFScript. The paper gives details of the tool and the transformations that we have developed. We have applied the method to a small example (ATM simulation).","PeriodicalId":211341,"journal":{"name":"Second International Workshop on Automation of Software Test (AST '07)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"124","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Second International Workshop on Automation of Software Test (AST '07)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AST.2007.2","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate a method that uses the model transformation technology of MDA to generate unit test cases from a platform-independent model of the system. The method we propose is based on sequence diagrams. First we model the sequence diagram and then this model is automatically transformed into a general unit test case model (an xUnit model which is independent of a particular unit testing framework), using model-to-model transformations. Then model-to-text transformations are applied on the xUnit model to generate platform- specific (JUnit, SUnit etc.) test cases that are concrete and executable. We have implemented the transformations in a prototype tool based on the Tefkat transformation tool and MOFScript. The paper gives details of the tool and the transformations that we have developed. We have applied the method to a small example (ATM simulation).