NDLI: An Orchestrated Survey of Available Algorithms and Tools for Combinatorial Testing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Khalsa, S.K. Labiche, Y.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada (Khalsa, S.K.; Labiche, Y.)
Abstract	For functional testing based on the input domain of a functionality, parameters and their values are identified and a test suite is generated using a criterion exercising combinations of those parameters and values. Since software systems are large, resulting in large numbers of parameters and values, a technique based on combinatorics called Combinatorial Testing (CT) is used to automate the process of creating those combinations. CT is typically performed with the help of combinatorial objects called Covering Arrays. The goal of the present work is to determine available algorithms/tools for generating a combinatorial test suite. We tried to be as complete as possible by using a precise protocol for selecting papers describing those algorithms/tools. The 75 algorithms/tools we identified are then categorized on the basis of different comparison criteria, including: the test suite generation technique, the support for selection (combination)criteria, mixed covering array, the strength of coverage, and the support for constraints between parameters. Results can be of interest to researchers or software companies who are looking for a CT algorithm/tool suitable for their needs.
Starting Page	323
Ending Page	334
File Size	426669
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10719458
e-ISBN	9781479960330
DOI	10.1109/ISSRE.2014.15
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-11-03
Publisher Place	Italy
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Testing Partitioning algorithms Classification algorithms Algorithm design and analysis Software algorithms Protocols Software category partition Combinatorial testing Covering arrays strength of testing algorithms
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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