WebMate: Generating Test Cases for Web 2.0
- SWQD 2013
by
Valentin Dallmeier, Martin Burger, Tobias Orth, Andreas Zeller
Software Quality. Increasing Value in Software and Systems Development, Pages 55-69, Springer, January 2013.
ISBN: 9783642357015
Digital Library via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35702-2_5 - Local copy: Download as PDF file.
Abstract
Web applications are everywhere ? well tested web applications however are in short supply. The mixture of JavaScript, HTML and CSS in a variety of different browsers makes it virtually impossible to apply static analysis techniques. In this setting, systematic testing becomes a real challenge. We present a technique to automatically generate tests for Web 2.0 applications. Our approach systematically explores and tests all distinct functions of a web application. Our prototype implementation WebMate handles interfaces as complex as Facebook and is able to cover up to 7 times as much code as existing tools. The only requirements to use WebMate are the address of the application and, if necessary, user name and password.
BibTeX Entry
@inproceedings{webmate-swqd-2013,
title = "WebMate: Generating Test Cases for Web 2.0",
author = "Valentin Dallmeier and Martin Burger and Tobias Orth and Andreas Zeller",
year = "2013",
month = jan,
booktitle = "Software Quality. Increasing Value in Software and Systems Development",
location = "Vienna, Austria",
pages = "55--69",
publisher = "Springer",
ISBN = "9783642357015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-35702-2_5",
}