A Model-Driven approach for functional test case generation

• Published in: The Journal of systems and software Vol. 109; pp. 214 - 228
• Main Authors: Gutiérrez, J.J., Escalona, M.J., Mejías, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.11.2015; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Design specifications; Early testing; Model-Driven testing; Product life cycle; Software engineering; Software quality; Software quality assurance; Studies; Test systems; Model-Driven testing; Software quality assurance; Early testing
• ISSN: 0164-1212; 1873-1228
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.08.001

•We present an approach for early testing based on the Model-Driven paradigm.•We offer the view of a tool for solve this problem.•We present some real experiences where this approach was offered. Test phase is one of the most critical phases in software engineering life cycle to assure the final system quality. In this context, functional system test cases verify that the system under test fulfills its functional specification. Thus, these test cases are frequently designed from the different scenarios and alternatives depicted in functional requirements. The objective of this paper is to introduce a systematic process based on the Model-Driven paradigm to automate the generation of functional test cases from functional requirements. For this aim, a set of metamodels and transformations and also a specific language domain to use them is presented. The paper finishes stating learned lessons from the trenches as well as relevant future work and conclusions that draw new research lines in the test cases generation context. [Display omitted]