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Interface-based Semi-automated Generation of Scenarios for Simulation Testing of Software Components

Authors:
Tomas Potuzak
Richard Lipka

Keywords: software components testing; scenarios generation; component interface; component interaction

Abstract:
Using the component-based software development, an application is constructed from individual reusable components providing particular functionalities. The testing of their functionality, their quality of services, and their extra-functional properties is important, especially when each component can be created by a different manufacturer. We developed the SimCo simulation tool, which enables simulation testing of software components directly without the necessity to create their (potentially incorrect) models. The course of the testing is described in so-called scenarios. In this paper, the semi-automated generation of the scenarios based on the analysis of the interfaces of the particular software components and their mutual interactions is described. The described ideas demonstrate the usefulness of the simulation for the component-based software development.

Pages: 35 to 42

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: October 12, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-371-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from October 12, 2014 to October 16, 2014