Can we spot energy regressions using developers tests?

IF 3.5 2区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Empirical Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1007/s10664-023-10429-1

Benjamin Danglot, Jean-Rémy Falleri, Romain Rouvoy

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Abstract

Context

Software Energy Consumption is gaining more and more attention. In this paper, we tackle the problem of warning developers about the increase of SEC of their programs during Continuous Integration (CI).

Objective

In this study, we investigate if the CI can leverage developers’ tests to perform energy regression testing. Energy regression is similar to performance regression but focuses on the energy consumption of the program instead of standard performance indicators, like execution time or memory consumption.

Method

We perform an exploratory study of the usage of developers’ tests for energy regression testing. We first investigate if developers’ tests can be used to obtain stable SEC indicators. Then, we evaluate if comparing the SEC of developers’ tests between two versions can pinpoint energy regressions introduced by automated program mutations. Finally, we manually evaluate several real commits pinpointed by our approach.

Results

Our study will pave the way for automated SEC regression tools that can be readily deployed inside an existing CI infrastructure to raise awareness of SEC issues among practitioners.

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我们能否通过开发人员测试发现能量倒退？

背景软件能源消耗越来越受到关注。在本文中，我们要解决的问题是在持续集成（CI）过程中向开发人员发出关于其程序能耗增加的警告。能源回归与性能回归类似，但重点是程序的能源消耗，而不是标准的性能指标，如执行时间或内存消耗。我们首先研究开发人员测试是否能用于获得稳定的 SEC 指标。然后，我们评估了在两个版本之间比较开发人员测试的 SEC 是否能准确定位自动程序突变带来的能耗回归。结果我们的研究将为自动 SEC 回归工具铺平道路，这些工具可随时部署在现有的 CI 基础架构中，以提高从业人员对 SEC 问题的认识。

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Empirical Software Engineering 工程技术-计算机：软件工程

CiteScore

8.50

自引率

12.20%

发文量

169

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Empirical Software Engineering provides a forum for applied software engineering research with a strong empirical component, and a venue for publishing empirical results relevant to both researchers and practitioners. Empirical studies presented here usually involve the collection and analysis of data and experience that can be used to characterize, evaluate and reveal relationships between software development deliverables, practices, and technologies. Over time, it is expected that such empirical results will form a body of knowledge leading to widely accepted and well-formed theories. The journal also offers industrial experience reports detailing the application of software technologies - processes, methods, or tools - and their effectiveness in industrial settings. Empirical Software Engineering promotes the publication of industry-relevant research, to address the significant gap between research and practice.