DocumentCode :
2069535
Title :
Merging components and testing tools: the self-testing COTS components (STECC) strategy
Author :
Beydeda, Sami ; Gruhn, Volker
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Leipzig Univ., Germany
fYear :
2003
fDate :
1-6 Sept. 2003
Firstpage :
107
Lastpage :
114
Abstract :
Development of a software system from existing components can surely have various benefits, but can also entail a series of problems. One type of problem is caused by a limited exchange of information between the developer and user of a component. A limited exchange and thereby a lack of information can have various consequences, among them the requirement to test a component prior to its integration into a software system. A lack of information cannot only make test prior to integration necessary, it can also complicate this tasks. We propose a new strategy to testing components and making components testable. The basic idea of the strategy is to merge components and testing tools in order to make components capable of testing their own methods. Such components allow their thorough testing without disclosing detailed information, such as source code. This strategy thereby fulfills the needs of both the developer and user of a component.
Keywords :
integrated software; object-oriented programming; program testing; software tools; self-testing COTS component strategy; software component testing; software integration; software system development; Object oriented programming; Software testing; Software tools;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Euromicro Conference, 2003. Proceedings. 29th
ISSN :
1089-6503
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1996-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EURMIC.2003.1231574
Filename :
1231574
Link To Document :
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