ICWE 2010: Web Engineering pp 490-493 | Cite as

GAmera: A Tool for WS-BPEL Composition Testing Using Mutation Analysis

  • Juan-José Domínguez-Jiménez
  • Antonia Estero-Botaro
  • Antonio García-Domínguez
  • Inmaculada Medina-Bulo
Conference paper
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 6189)

Abstract

This paper shows a novel tool, GAmera, the first mutant generation tool for testing Web Service compositions written in the WS-BPEL language. After several improvements and the development of a graphical interface, we consider GAmera to be a mature tool that implements an optimization technique to reduce the number of generated mutants without significant loss of testing effectiveness. A genetic algorithm is used for generating and selecting a subset of high-quality mutants. This selection reduces the computational cost of mutation testing. The subset of mutants generated with this tool allows the user to improve the quality of the initial test suite.

Keywords

Genetic Algorithm Test Suite Mutation Operator Software Test Mutation Testing 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Juan-José Domínguez-Jiménez
    • 1
  • Antonia Estero-Botaro
    • 1
  • Antonio García-Domínguez
    • 1
  • Inmaculada Medina-Bulo
    • 1
  1. 1.Dpt. Computer Languages and SystemsUniversity of Cádiz, Escuela Superior de IngenieríaCádizSpain

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