{"title":"Regression Testing of Component-Based Software: A Systematic Practise Based on State Testing","authors":"Chuanqi Tao, Bixin Li, J. Gao","doi":"10.1109/HASE.2011.40","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Component-based software systems consist of various components, such as third-party components and in-house built components. Component changes frequently occur in software maintenance, which refers to regression testing. When changes made to a component, the component could be affected, moreover, the changes could bring impacts on the entire system. Related existing research did not address the issue of systematic regression testing of component-based software, especially at system level. This paper proposes a systematic regression testing method from components to system, including analysis of change, impact and test suite refreshment. The paper also reports a case study based on a realistic component-based software system using a state-based testing practice, which shows that the approach is feasible and effective.","PeriodicalId":403140,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 13th International Symposium on High-Assurance Systems Engineering","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2011 IEEE 13th International Symposium on High-Assurance Systems Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HASE.2011.40","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Component-based software systems consist of various components, such as third-party components and in-house built components. Component changes frequently occur in software maintenance, which refers to regression testing. When changes made to a component, the component could be affected, moreover, the changes could bring impacts on the entire system. Related existing research did not address the issue of systematic regression testing of component-based software, especially at system level. This paper proposes a systematic regression testing method from components to system, including analysis of change, impact and test suite refreshment. The paper also reports a case study based on a realistic component-based software system using a state-based testing practice, which shows that the approach is feasible and effective.