Domain-Specific Model-Driven Testing (Software Engineering Research)

Software reuse and software quality are increasingly important topics in today’s software engineering both for researchers and for practitioners. The design and implementation of tests is especially challenging when tests are conceptualized for different variants and versions of an application. Stefan Baerisch applies a combination of feature modelling and code generation, for which he uses a model-driven approach, in order to facilitate the design of tests by non-programmers. Thus, the reuse of tests, represented by abstract test models, for different systems under tests is made possible. The approach uses code generation to allow test execution on heterogeneous and changing implementations. This combination of modelling and code generation allows for a more integrated and more efficient testing process. Front Matter....Pages III-XIII Testing of Software....Pages 1-16 Use of Models in Software Engineering....Pages 17-27 System Families and Variability....Pages 29-40 Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries....Pages 41-55 The MTCC Approach....Pages 57-75 Models for System and Test Representation....Pages 77-97 Application of MTCC Models....Pages 99-127 Application of MTCC to the Digital Library Domain....Pages 129-149 Validation Goals and Design....Pages 151-174 Results of the Validation....Pages 175-197 Related Work....Pages 199-212 Summary and Contributions....Pages 213-216 Outlook and Conclusion....Pages 217-219 Back Matter....Pages 221-244