Framework testing of web applications using TTCN-3

Stepien, Bernard; Peyton, Liam; Xiong, Pulei

doi:10.1007/s10009-008-0082-1

Cited by 21 publications

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“…Modern web interfaces incorporate client-side scripting and user interface manipulation which is increasingly separated from server-side application logic [36]. Although the field of rich web interface testing is mainly unexplored, much knowledge may be derived from two closely related fields: traditional web testing and GUI application testing.…”

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confidence: 99%

Invariant-Based Automatic Testing of Modern Web Applications

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Roest

2012

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

132

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Abstract-AJAX-based Web 2.0 applications rely on stateful asynchronous client/server communication, and client-side run-time manipulation of the DOM tree. This not only makes them fundamentally different from traditional web applications, but also more error-prone and harder to test. We propose a method for testing AJAX applications automatically, based on a crawler to infer a state-flow graph for all (client-side) user interface states. We identify AJAX-specific faults that can occur in such states (related to e.g., DOM validity, error messages, discoverability, back-button compatibility) as well as DOM-tree invariants that can serve as oracles to detect such faults. Our approach, called ATUSA, is implemented in a tool offering generic invariant checking components, a plugin-mechanism to add application-specific state validators, and generation of a test suite covering the paths obtained during crawling. We describe three case studies, consisting of six subjects, evaluating the type of invariants that can be obtained for AJAX applications as well as the fault revealing capabilities, scalability, required manual effort, and level of automation of our testing approach.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invariant-Based Automatic Testing of Modern Web Applications

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Deursen

Roest

2012

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

132

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“…Modern web interfaces incorporate client-side scripting and user interface manipulation which is increasingly separated from server-side application logic [23]. Although the field of rich web interface testing is mainly unexplored, much knowledge may be derived from two closely related fields: traditional web testing and GUI application testing.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invariant-based automatic testing of AJAX user interfaces

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Deursen

2009

2009 IEEE 31st International Conference on Software Engineering

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AJAX-based Web 2.0 applications rely on stateful asynchronous client/server communication, and client-side runtime manipulation of the DOM tree. This not only makes them fundamentally different from traditional web applications, but also more error-prone and harder to test.We propose a method for testing AJAX applications automatically, based on a crawler to infer a flow graph for all (client-side) user interface states. We identify AJAXspecific faults that can occur in such states (related to DOM validity, error messages, discoverability, back-button compatibility, etc.) as well as DOM-tree invariants that can serve as oracle to detect such faults. We implemented our approach in ATUSA, a tool offering generic invariant checking components, a plugin-mechanism to add applicationspecific state validators, and generation of a test suite covering the paths obtained during crawling. We describe two case studies evaluating the fault revealing capabilities, scalability, required manual effort and level of automation of our approach.

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“…In [11] a discussion is presented with some supporting examples on how a test specification based approach using a language, such as TTCN-3, can be used to define the test cases at different levels of abstraction [12]. It has concluded that test specification at an abstract level is less volatile in the face of presentation and implementation complexities.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%