Model-Driven Testing : Using the UML Testing Profile

Written by the original members of an industry standardization group, this book shows you how to use UML to test complex software systems. It is the definitive reference for the only UML-based test specification language, written by the creators of that language. It is supported by an Internet site that provides information on the latest tools and uses of the profile. The authors introduce UTP step-by-step, using a case study that illustrates how UTP can be used for test modeling and test specification. Contents......Page 9 Introduction......Page 13 Part I: Foundations......Page 16 1.1 The Software Development Process......Page 17 1.2 UML and UTP in System Development......Page 19 1.3 Model-Based Test Development......Page 21 2.1 UML Overview......Page 24 2.2 UTP Overview......Page 38 3.1 What Is a Library?......Page 43 3.2 What Is Inside a Library?......Page 51 3.3 Testing a Library......Page 52 Part II: Functional Testing......Page 54 Overview......Page 55 4.1 UTP and Unit Level Testing......Page 56 4.2 Chapter Summary......Page 65 5 Component and Integration Level Testing......Page 67 5.1 Integration Strategies and Integration Level Testing......Page 68 5.2 Test Configuration, Test Components, and Emulators......Page 69 5.3 UTP and Integration Level Testing......Page 70 5.4 Chapter Summary......Page 73 6 System and Acceptance Level Testing......Page 74 6.1 UTP and System Level Testing......Page 75 6.2 Chapter Summary......Page 84 Part III: Advanced Testing Concerns......Page 85 Overview......Page 86 7.1 UTP and Data-Driven Testing......Page 88 7.2 Chapter Summary......Page 96 8 Real-Time and Performance Testing......Page 97 8.1 Real-Time Testing Concerns......Page 98 8.2 UTP and Real-Time Testing......Page 99 8.3 Performance Testing Concerns......Page 106 8.4 UTP and Performance Testing......Page 109 8.5 Summary......Page 110 Part IV: Applications of UTP......Page 112 Overview......Page 113 9.1 Issues in User-Interface Testing......Page 114 9.2 Planning UI Test Activities......Page 115 9.3 UTP and User-Interface Testing......Page 117 9.4 Usability Testing......Page 120 9.5 Chapter Summary......Page 121 10.1 Service-Oriented Architecture Overview......Page 122 10.2 UTP Test Specification for SOA Applications......Page 131 10.3 Conclusion......Page 137 Part V: Tools......Page 138 11.1 Kinds of UTP Tools......Page 139 11.2 Tool Interoperability......Page 142 11.3 Executable UTP......Page 143 12 Test Execution with JUnit......Page 145 12.1 JUnit 4.0 Fundamentals......Page 146 12.2 UTP to JUnit Mapping......Page 148 12.3 UTP to JUnit Example......Page 150 12.4 Conclusion......Page 152 13.1 Fundamentals of TTCN-3......Page 153 13.2 UTP to TTCN-3 Mapping......Page 156 13.3 UTP to TTCN-3 Example......Page 157 13.5 Representing TTCN-3 Test Suites by UTP......Page 163 13.6 Conclusion......Page 164 Part VI: Appendixes......Page 165 A: UTP Reference Guide......Page 166 Acronyms......Page 170 References......Page 171 I......Page 174 T......Page 175 W......Page 176 Model-driven development has become the most important new paradigm in software development and has already demonstrated considerable impact in reducing time to market and improving product quality. However, the development of high-quality systems not only requires systematic development processes but also systematic test processes. This book is about systematic, model-driven test processes in the context of UML. As UML provides only limited means for the design and development of test artifacts, a consortium was formed by the Object Management Group (OMG) to develop a UML profile for model-driven testing – the UML Testing Profile (UTP), an official OMG standard since 2005. Written by the original members of this standardization group, this book shows you how to use UML to test complex software systems. The authors introduce UTP step-by-step, using a case study that illustrates how UTP can be used for test modeling and test specification. You'll learn how UTP concepts can be used for functional and non-functional testing, with example applications and best practices for user-interfaces and service oriented architectures. In addition, the authors demonstrate how to apply UTP using frameworks like TTCN-3 and the JUnit test framework for Java. This book is the definitive reference for the only UML-based test specification language, written by the creators of that language. It is supported by an Internet site that provides information on the latest tools and uses of the profile. "This book is about systematic, model-driven test processes in the context of UML. As UML provides only limited means for the design and development of test artifacts, a consortium was formed by the object Management Group (OMG) to develop a UML profile for model-driven testing - the UML Testing Profile (UTP), an official OMG standard since 2005." "Written by the original members of this standardization group, this book shows you how to use UML to test complex software systems. The authors introduce UTP step-by-step, using a case study that illustrates how UTP can be used for test modeling and test specification. You'll learn how UTP concepts can be used for functional and non-functional testing, with example applications and best practices for user-interfaces and service oriented architectures. In addition, the authors demonstrate how to apply UTP using frameworks like TTCN-3 and the JUnit test-framework for Java." "This book is the definitive reference for the only UML-based test specification language, written by the creators of that language. It is supported by an internet site that provides Information on the latest tools and uses of the profile."--Jacket