PlayBug: Discovery by Software-knowledge Rules

Iaakov Exman, Shuri Hazani

2011

Abstract

Regression testing of software packages is useful to eliminate stubborn remaining bugs. But one often obtains relatively long sequences of commands needed to reproduce software failures and pinpoint bugs. A systematic approach to reduce these command sequences is essential for efficient bug discovery. This work proposes the use of rules expressing specific knowledge about the given software application. Rules are grouped in rule classes, which enable their application by a generic engine. The approach was validated by design and actual implementation of a PlayBug engine and its extensive testing on application families of software dealing with interactive GUI commands.

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Exman I. and Hazani S. (2011). PlayBug: Discovery by Software-knowledge Rules . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge - Volume 1: SKY, (IC3K 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-82-9, pages 48-56. DOI: 10.5220/0003699500480056


in Bibtex Style

@conference{sky11,
author={Iaakov Exman and Shuri Hazani},
title={PlayBug: Discovery by Software-knowledge Rules},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge - Volume 1: SKY, (IC3K 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={48-56},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003699500480056},
isbn={978-989-8425-82-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge - Volume 1: SKY, (IC3K 2011)
TI - PlayBug: Discovery by Software-knowledge Rules
SN - 978-989-8425-82-9
AU - Exman I.
AU - Hazani S.
PY - 2011
SP - 48
EP - 56
DO - 10.5220/0003699500480056