Title :
Concurrent Testing of Java Components Using Java PathFinder
Author_Institution :
Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
Abstract :
Concurrent systems work nondeterministically. For concurrent systems, UniTESK-based test suite executes methods with different parameters in different states, but it does not guarantee that all possible execution paths of a method will be tested because of its concurrent nature. This paper presents an integration method that combines the testing techniques with model checking techniques of Java PathFinder (JPF). The method guarantees that all possible execution paths needed for checking the correctness of the system are explored. The method is based on localization of the search performed by JPF. It reduces the state space while preserving the advantages of UniTESK like state abstraction and automatic checking of correctness. Moreover, it allows to use the same test suite without modification with JPF.
Keywords :
Java; multiprocessing systems; program testing; Java PathFinder; Java components; concurrent systems; concurrent testing; model checking techniques; Application software; Computer languages; Formal specifications; Interleaved codes; Java; Software testing; State-space methods; System testing; Virtual machining; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, 2006. ISoLA 2006. Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paphos
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3071-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISoLA.2006.53