SEViz: A Tool for Visualizing Symbolic Execution

Abstract

Generating test inputs from source code is a topic that is starting to transfer from academic research to industrial application. Symbolic execution is one of the promising techniques for such white-box test generation. However, test input generation for non-trivial programs often reaches limitations even when using the most mature tools due to the underlying complexity of the problem. In such cases, visualizing the symbolic execution and the test generation process could help to quickly identify required configurations and modifications that enable the generation of further test inputs and increase coverage. We present a tool that is able to interactively visualize symbolic execution. We also show how this tool can be used for educational and engineering purposes.