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Software Engineering, CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

Software Engineering, CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11. Review of Last Lecture. Implementing a Statechart Review of Java programming concepts Inheritance Polymorphism Type Casting Interface. Overview of This Lecture. Software Testing Overview Test Phases Unit Testing

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Software Engineering, CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

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  1. Software Engineering, CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11 CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  2. Review of Last Lecture • Implementing a Statechart • Review of Java programming concepts • Inheritance • Polymorphism • Type Casting • Interface CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  3. Overview of This Lecture • Software Testing • Overview • Test Phases • Unit Testing • Integration Testing • OO Specific Testing • Automated Test Driver • Overview • Example CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  4. Requirement Analysis Design Implement Test Where are we now? • Evaluating the System CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  5. Testing – Famous Quotes • “Testing is the process of comparing the invisible to the ambiguous, so as to avoid the unthinkable happening to the anonymous.”, James Bach • "Testing is organised skepticism.“, James Bach • "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence!“, Edgar Dijkstra • "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.“, Donald Knuth CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  6. Testing: Definitions • “Testing is the process of establishing confidence that a program or system does what it is supposed to.” • “Testing is the process of executing a program or system with the intent of finding errors.” • “Testing is any activity aimed at evaluating an attribute or capability of a program or system and determining that it meets its required results.” CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  7. Testing: Overview • A software test process is based on well-defined software quality control and testing standards, testing methods, strategy, test criteria, and tools. • Engineers perform all types of software testing activities to perform a software test process. • The last quality checking point for software is on its production line. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  8. Testing: Objectives • Uncover as many errors (or bugs) as possible in a given time. • Demonstrate that a given software product matches its requirement specifications. • Generate high quality test cases, perform effective tests, and issue correct and helpful problem reports. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  9. Testing: Objectives • Uncover the errors (defects) in the software, including errors in: • requirements from requirement analysis. • design documented in design specifications. • coding (implementation). • system resources and system environment. • hardware problems and their interfaces to software. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  10. Testing: Personnel • Test Manager: • Manage, supervise, and control a software test project. • Define and specify a test plan. • Software Test Engineers and Testers: • Define test cases, write test specifications, run tests. • Development Engineers: • Only perform unit tests and integration tests. • Quality Assurance Group and Engineers: • Perform system testing. • Define software testing standards and quality control process. • Independent Test Group. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  11. Testing: Activities • Test Planning: • a test schedule for a test process and its activities, as well as assignments. • test requirements and items. • test strategy and supporting tools. • Test Design and Specification: • conduct software design based on well-defined test generation methods. • specify test cases to achieve a targeted test coverage. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  12. Testing: Activities • Test Set up: • Testing Tools and Environment Set-up. • Test Suite Set-up. • Test Operation and Execution: • Run test cases manually or automatically. • Test Result Analysis and Reporting: • Report software testing results and conduct test result analysis. • Problem Reporting: • Report program errors using a systematic solution. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  13. Testing: Activities • Test Management and Measurement: • Manage software testing activities, control testing schedule, measure testing complexity and cost. • Test Automation: • Define and develop software test tools. • Adopt and use software test tools. • Write software test scripts. • Test Configuration Management: • Manage and maintain different versions of software test suites, test environment and tools, and documents for various product versions. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  14. TestCases TestResults Specification Design Error Repair PerformTest LocateError RepairError retest Testing: Cycle of Activities • Testing usually involves repetition of testing activities. • Example: CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  15. Test Organization • In a large software system, testing has to be carried out in multiple stages. • The test stages are linked to the various software development stages. • Example: • The Acceptance Test is linked to the Requirement and the Specification stages. • Also known as the V-Model, it refers to the next slide to see the alphabet ‘V’ in the diagram. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  16. Testing Organization (V-Model) Requirements specification UserSpecification Acceptance Testing Produce Validate System Specification SystemSpecification System Testing Produce Validate System Design ModuleSpecification IntegrationTesting Produce Validate Module Design SoftwareSpecification UnitTesting Validate Produce Coding CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  17. Test Stage: Unit Test • Testing individual modules: • Methods or Functions. • Classes. • Sometimes class clusters. • It is based on the information about the structure of a code fragment. • Carried out by the Development Engineer. • The objective is to test that the unit performs the function for which it is designed. • Unit tests can be designed before coding begins, or just after the source code is generated. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  18. Unit Test: Check List • Interface: • To ensure information properly flows in and out. • Data structure: • To ensure the stored data maintains integrity. • Boundary conditions: • Module operates properly at boundaries. • Independent paths: • All paths through the control structure are exercised. • Error handling paths: • paths that handle errors are exercised. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  19. Unit Test: Test Setup • Test case: • Test data; should be coupled with expected results. • Often lists Test identifier; Test objectives; Test resources; Test procedure. • Driver: • A module that has the test case data, passes it to component under testing, and logs the results. • Stub: • A dummy module that is called by the component under testing. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  20. Example (Stub) Module A Stub B Stub C Stub D Module A Call Stub B Call Stub C Call Stub D Module Under Test Stub B Print “in B” Return Stub C Print “in C” Return Stub D Print “in D” Return Temporary Implementation CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  21. Generating Unit Test Cases • Statement coverage. • Graph based: • Branch coverage. • Condition coverage. • Path coverage. • These are also applicable to testing methods within a class. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  22. Unit Testing: Object Oriented Code • Class level testing: • Operations in the class are smallest testable units. • Testing single operation in isolation is difficult. • Unit test is generally driven by structure of methods of the class and the state behavior of class. • Recall - the state-transition model and the state of an object. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  23. Unit Testing: Object Oriented Code • A public method in a class can be tested using a black-box approach. • Start from the specification - class interface. • Consider each parameter in the method signature, and identify its possible data range(s): • Equivalence Classes - a black box test approach. • Incorporate pre-conditions and post-conditions in the test of a method. • Test exceptions. • For complex logic, also use white-box testing or static testing. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  24. Unit Testing: Object Oriented Code • For private methods, • either modify the class (temporarily) so that it can be tested externally: • change the access to public. • or incorporate a test driver within the class. • or use static test methods, such as program tracing. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  25. Using Statechart • Create test cases corresponding to each transition path that represent a full object life cycle. • Make sure each transition is exercised at least once. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  26. deposit [amt < -bal]/bal += amt statechart Example (Account from Lecture 10) CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  27. Example (cont) • Possible Test Cases: • init, deposit(500), withdraw(500): • Should be in InCredit state. • init, deposit(10), withdraw(20), deposit(5): • Should be in OverDrawn state. • init, deposit(10), withDraw(20), deposit(50), suspend(), unsuspend(): • Should be in InCredit state. • The above test cases exercised each transition at least once. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  28. Test Stage: Integration Testing • The entire system is viewed as a collection of subsystems (sets of classes) determined during the system and object design. • The order in which the subsystems are selected for testing and integration determines the testing strategy. • It is carried out by the Development Engineer. • A test that leads to construction of the complete software architecture. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  29. Integration Testing • Big bang integration: • all components together. • Bottom up integration: • from lower levels. • no test stubs needed. • Top down integration: • from higher levels. • no test drivers needed. • Sandwich testing: • combination of bottom-up and top-down. • top layer with stubs and bottom layer with drivers. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  30. A Layer I D C B Layer II G F E Layer III Example CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  31. General Observations • Low level components usually perform more common tasks: • Input/Output. • Repetitive calculations. • Object Oriented: usually entity classes. • High level components usually direct the system activities: • Controller. • Summary on functionality: • Low Level : More specific (Utility Modules). • High Level: More general (Controller Modules). CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  32. System Test Big-Bang Integration Unit Test A Unit Test B Unit Test C Unit Test D Unit Test E Unit Test F Unit Test G CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  33. A Layer I D C B Layer II G F E Layer III Test B, E, F Test A, B, C, D, E, F, G Test D,G Bottom-Up Integration Test E Test F Test C Test G CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  34. A Layer I D C B Layer II G F E Layer III Test A, B, C, D Top-Down Integration Test A, B, C, D, E, F, G Test A Layer I Layer I + II All Layers CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  35. A Layer I D C B Layer II G F E Layer III Sandwich Integration Test B Test E Test B, E, F Test F Test A, B, C, D, E, F, G Test D Test D,G Test G Test A,C Test A CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  36. Sandwich Integration • Combination of Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches. • Select a target level (e.g., Layer II in slide 35): • For level above the target level, perform Top-Down integration. • For level below the target level, perform Bottom-Up Integration. • Exercise both Controller modules and Utility modules at the same time. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  37. Integration Test: Object Oriented Code • Class Clusters: • Classes that are tightly coupled are good candidates for an increment integration. • Candidate class clusters: • Classes in a package. • Classes in a class hierarchy. • Classes associated with the interaction diagram for a use case. • Use based testing: • group the classes – independent / dependent. • Begin by testing independent classes. • Then, test dependent classes which use independent classes. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  38. Class Cluster: Using Interaction Diagram :UI :Controller :X :Y request(r) methodX() methodY() Method to test: request ( ) Input: r Expected output: a report with specific information. report CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  39. Class Cluster: Using Use Cases • ATM: Use Cases: • Withdraw Money. • Deposit funds. • Transfer funds. • Change PIN. Actor: • Bank customer. WithdrawMoney DepositFunds Bank Customer TransferFunds Change PIN Use Case Diagram CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  40. Summary for Object Oriented Testing Use CaseAnalysis Use Case Testing Integration Testing Cluster Testing Class Design Class Testing Unit Testing Method Design Method Testing Method Coding CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  41. Test Stage: System Testing • Performed exclusively in terms of inputs and outputs of the system. • Performed mostly on the target platform. • Thread-based: • The behavior that results from a system level input. • An interleaved sequence of system inputs (stimuli) and outputs (responses). • Depicts a possible scenario of using the system. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  42. Test Stage: Testing that Involves Users • Alpha testing: • In-house testing. • By a test team or end users. • Beta testing: • By users or selected subset of actual customers in a normal work environment. • Product is very close to completion. • Open beta release: Let public carry out the beta testing. • Acceptance testing: • By users to check that system satisfies requirements to decide whether to accept the system based on the test result. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  43. Test Case Design: Overview • Black box versus White box approach: • Black box testing: • Knowing the specified function a component has been designed for. • Tests conducted at the interface of the component. • White box testing: • Knowing the internal workings of a component. • Test cases exercise specific sets of condition, loops, etc. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  44. Test Case Design: Overview • Another way to classify the test cases: • Test to specifications: • Also known as black-box, data-driven, functional, or input/output driven testing. • Ignore the code — use the specifications to select test cases. • Test to code: • Also known as glass-box, logic-driven, structured, or path-oriented testing. • Ignore the specifications — use the code to select test cases. • Neither exhaustive testing to specifications nor exhaustive testing to code is feasible. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  45. Project: Test Phase CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  46. Requirements for Test Phase • Automated Test Driver: • Read test cases from a file. • Put them through the system. • Capture and validate output. • Test Case Documentation: • Based on Use Cases (Black Box). • Three Tests per Use Case: • One Valid, Two Invalid. • Validity should be based on functionality. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  47. Automated Test Driver • In essence, an Automated Test Driver replaces the Boundary Classes in your system: • Read directly from a file instead of reading input from an actual user. • Get output directly from the system and place them into a file instead of showing on screen. Input File ApplicationLayer AutomatedTestDriver Output File CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  48. Automated Test Driver: Input File • The input file: • Text base: Facilitate modification of test cases. • Contains a number of test cases. • Each of the test cases contains: • The method to be tested. • Parameter(s) for the method. • The expected output. • Comments (optional). CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  49. Automated Test Driver: Output File • The output file: • Text base: Easy for human inspection. • Test case result. • Each test case result contains: • Output of method (if any). • Common Categories of Test Result: • Pass: Test result == Expected result. • Failed: Test result != Expected result. • Human Check: For more complicated cases where the expected result is hard/impossible to be defined. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

  50. Test Case Design • The Automated Test Driver can be used to test in different test phases: • Unit Testing. • Integration Testing. • Etc. • For your project, test cases should be derived from Use Cases. CPSC-4360-01, CPSC-5360-01, Lecture 11

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