A ROAD MAP TO REGRESSION TESTING OF SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) BASED APPLICATIONS

摘要

Modular approach to application software development has become significantly popular among the enterprises. However, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based applications represent the majority of modular application software. The major concerns of developers of these applications are oriented around the reliability and fault-free implementation, which necessitate proper testing of the application. Testing of SOA-based application plays a critical role in ensuring a successful deployment of applications. Testing strategies of such applications like unit testing, integration testing and system testing may somehow resemble to that of traditional application software. However, regression testing of SOA-based applications, which can be conducted during the maintenance phase, may present several challenges. To begin with, in this research paper, we attempt to explore a road map to regression testing of SOA-based applications.