Title :
Multi-objective Construction of an Entire Adequate Test Suite for an EFSM
Author :
Asoudeh, Nesa ; Labiche, Yvan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a method and a tool to generate test suites from extended finite state machines, accounting for multiple (potentially conflicting) objectives. We aim at maximizing coverage and feasibility of a test suite while minimizing similarity between its test cases and minimizing overall cost. Therefore, we define a multi-objective genetic algorithm that searches for optimal test suites based on four objective functions. In doing so, we create an entire test suite at once as opposed to test cases one at a time. Our approach is evaluated on two different case studies, showing interesting initial results.
Keywords :
finite state machines; genetic algorithms; program testing; EFSM; extended finite state machines; multiobjective construction; multiobjective genetic algorithm; test suite; Biological cells; Genetic algorithms; Linear programming; Optimization; Sociology; Statistics; Testing; EFSM; case studies; genetic algorithm; multi-objective optimization; state-based testing;
Conference_Titel :
Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE), 2014 IEEE 25th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Naples
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6032-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISSRE.2014.14