Authors:
Moez Krichen
1
;
Roobaea Alroobaea
2
and
Mariam Lahami
3
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of CSIT, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia, ReDCAD Laboratory, University of Sfax and Tunisia
;
2
College of CIT, Taif University and Saudi Arabia
;
3
ReDCAD Laboratory, University of Sfax and Tunisia
Keyword(s):
Distributed, Information Systems, Runtime, Dynamic, Adaptable, TTCN-3, Testing, Isolation, Generation, Minimization, Classification.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Distributed Database Systems
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Modeling of Distributed Systems
Abstract:
In this work, we are interested in testing dynamic distributed information systems. That is we consider a decentralized information system which can evolve over time. For this purpose we propose a runtime standard-based test execution platform. The latter is built upon the normalized TTCN-3 specification and implementation testing language. The proposed platform ensures execution of tests cases at runtime. Moreover it considers both structural and behavioral adaptations of the system under test. In addition, it is equipped with a test isolation layer that minimizes the risk of interference between business and testing processes. The platform also generates a minimal subset of test scenarios to execute after each adaptation. Finally, it proposes an optimal strategy to place the TTCN-3 test components among the system execution nodes.