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Automated web testing based on textual-visual UI patterns: the UTF approach

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Volume 39, Issue 5

Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/2659118.2659136

Published: 17 September 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Automated software testing is the only resort for delivering quality software, since there are usually large test suites to be executed, especially for regression testing. Though many automated testing tools and techniques have been developed, they still do not solve all problems like cost and maintenance, and they can even be brittle in some situations, thus confining their adoption. To address these issues, we develop a pattern-based automated testing framework, called UTF (User-oriented Testing Framework), for Web applications. UTF encodes textual-visual information about and relationships between widgets into a domain specific language for test scripts based on the underlying invariant structural patterns in the DOM, which allows test scripts to be easily created and maintained. In addition, UTF provides flexible extension and customization capabilities to make it adaptable for various Web-application scenarios. Our experiences show UTF can greatly reduce the cost of adopting automated testing and facilitate its institutionalization.

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https://doi.org/10.1177/18479790211062044

Index Terms

Automated web testing based on textual-visual UI patterns: the UTF approach
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software verification and validation
      1. Software defect analysis
        Software testing and debugging

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 39, Issue 5

September 2014

119 pages

ISSN:0163-5948

DOI:10.1145/2659118

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Kousar AKhan SHussain SRahim MWang WIbrahim N(2023)A Systematic Review on Pattern-based GUI Testing of Android and Web Apps: State-of-the-Art, Taxonomy, Challenges and Future Directions2023 25th International Multitopic Conference (INMIC)10.1109/INMIC60434.2023.10465949(1-7)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC60434.2023.10465949
Reine De Reanzi SRanjit Jeba Thangaiah P(2021)A survey on software test automation return on investment, in organizations predominantly from Bengaluru, IndiaInternational Journal of Engineering Business Management10.1177/1847979021106204413Online publication date: 17-Dec-2021
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