AutoBlackTest: Automatic Black-Box Testing of Interactive Applications

Automatic test case generation is a key ingredient of an efficient and cost-effective software verification process. In this paper we focus on testing applications that interact with the users through a GUI, and present AutoBlackTest, a technique to automatically generate test cases at the system le...

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Main Authors: Mariani, L., Pezze, M., Riganelli, O., Santoro, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical models
Black-Box Testing
Concrete
Graphical user interfaces
Observers
Prototypes
Q-Learning
Test Automation
Testing
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Summary:Automatic test case generation is a key ingredient of an efficient and cost-effective software verification process. In this paper we focus on testing applications that interact with the users through a GUI, and present AutoBlackTest, a technique to automatically generate test cases at the system level. AutoBlackTest uses reinforcement learning, in particular Q-Learning, to learn how to interact with the application under test and stimulate its functionalities. The empirical results show that AutoBlackTest can execute a relevant portion of the code of the application under test, and can reveal previously unknown problems by working at the system level and interacting only through the GUI.
ISSN:2159-4848
2771-3091
DOI:10.1109/ICST.2012.88