Composition of Model-based Test Coverage Criteria

: In this paper, we discuss adjustable coverage criteria and their combinations in model-based testing. We formalize coverage criteria and specify test goals using OCL. Then, we propose a set of functions which describe the test generation process in a generic way. Each coverage criterion is mapped to a set of test goals. Based on this set of functions, we propose a generic framework enabling flexible integration of various test generators and unified treatment of test coverage criteria. 1 Motivation In the field of software and system testing, the quality of test suites is one of the most important issues. Widely accepted means for assessing the quality of a test suite are coverage criteria. Criteria can be defined on the coverage of certain characteristics of specification, implementation, or even fault detection abilities of the test suite. The result is a large variety of defined criteria for structural, functional, and fault coverage. In the course of model-based engineering, stru...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: MBEES
• Authors: Mario Friske, Bernd-Holger Schlingloff, Stephan Weißleder
• Keywords: Adjustable Coverage Criteria, Coverage Criteria, Embedded Systems, MBEES 2008, Test Suites