Title :
Simply observable behavioral specification
Author :
Matsumoto, Michihiro ; Futatsugi, Kokichi
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci., Japan Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ishikawa, Japan
Abstract :
Behavioral specifications are for specifying behavior of software or its components. We introduce a class of “sufficient” specifications “simply observable behavioral specifications”. In the process where we add conditional equations to a behavioral specification until we obtain a simply observable behavioral specification, we can find requirements for forgettable conditions. Verification methods of behavioral properties have difficulty when target systems are complex. Induction may be necessary. Finding lemmas may be necessary. However, by using a “sufficient” specification “a simply observable behavioral specification”, i.e. by capturing requirements sufficiently, the difficulty eases
Keywords :
formal specification; program verification; rewriting systems; behavioral properties; conditional equations; forgettable conditions; requirements capture; simply observable behavioral specification; software behavior specification; sufficient specifications; target systems; verification methods; Equations; Information science; Network address translation; Reactive power; Software design; Specification languages; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Conference, 1999. (APSEC '99) Proceedings. Sixth Asia Pacific
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0509-0
DOI :
10.1109/APSEC.1999.809637