PLATEM: a method for mobile applications testing

Abstract

Mobile applications are becoming more and more pervasive. The increase in the amount of mobile applications is accompanied by a growing demand of quality. Software testing is considered an important activity in this context. The authors propose a method named platform for testing mobile applications (PLATEM) and its supporting tool, named PLATOOL, for assisting developers in the automation of system test. PLATEM and PLAtem supporting TOOL (PLATOOL) are able to deal with events of the mobile applications during the automation of system test. One important aspect of PLATEM and PLATOOL is to take advantage of the association of software quality assurance tests and test-driven design tests. Their initial results indicate a promising approach that can be improved and extended to other mobile platforms.