Juzi: a tool for repairing complex data structures

This paper describes Juzi, a tool for automatic repair of complex data structures. Juzi takes a Java class representing the data structure as well as a predicate method that specifies the structural integrity constraints as inputs. Juzi instruments its inputs and generates a new Java class which behaves similarly to the original class, yet automatically repairs itself when the structural integrity constraints are violated. Juzi implements a novel repair algorithm. Given a structure that violates its integrity constraints, Juzi performs a systematic search based on symbolic execution to repair the structure, i.e., mutate it such that the resulting structure satisfies the given constraints. Experiments on structures ranging from library classes to standalone applications, show that Juzi repairs complex structures while enabling programs to recover from erroneous executions caused by data structure corruptions. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.5 [Software Engineering]: Testing and ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ICSE
• Authors: Bassem Elkarablieh, Sarfraz Khurshid
• Keywords: Data Structure Corruptions, Data Structure Repair, ICSE 2008, Software Engineering, Structural Integrity Constraints