Towards the prioritization of regression test suites with data flow information
In support of our prioritization technique, we provide a formal statement of the algorithms and equations that we use to instrument the program under test, perform test suite coverage monitoring, and calculate test adequacy. Furthermore, we examine the architecture of a tool that implements our novel prioritization scheme and facilitates experimentation. The use of this tool in a preliminary experimental evaluation indicates that, for three case study applications, our prioritization can be performed with acceptable time and space overheads. Finally, these experiments also demonstrate that the prioritized test suite can have an improved potential to identify defects earlier during the process of test execution.
Presentation
@inproceedings{Rummel2005a,
author = {Matthew J. Rummel and Gregory M. Kapfhammer and Andrew Thall},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Applied Computing},
title = {Towards the prioritization of regression test suites with data flow
information},year = {2005}
}