Minimal Coverage for Relationships in Regression Testing of Object-Oriented Software

摘要

This paper considers the following regression testing problem in the object-oriented (00) paradigm: when two existing unrelated classes are integrated by imposing an 00 relationship (e.g., inheritance) on them, determine a minimal test cover for this relationship based on the existing test covers of the component classes. The coverage is based on the semantic property of the relationship and takes care of the availability and execution order of the methods of the component classes. This approach has been applied to three 00 relationships: inheritance, physical containment and using.