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A framework for testing android apps by reusing test cases

  • Kyungpook National University

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Abstract

Android apps are generally developed by an individual developer or a small team of developers, and the developers may not have experience of testing Android apps or they may not have experience of testing any software systems. Furthermore, even an individual that does not have a basic knowledge of Android can build Android apps using various app generator tools available in the market. In this environment, apps may not get tested at all or developers may not prioritize the testing activities, which may result in low-quality or error-prone apps. Eventually, users may give negative reviews to the apps or they may abandon the apps due to bugs. Therefore, instead of designing and writing new test cases, developers need tools and techniques that can automatically test their apps by utilizing the test cases of existing apps. It will not only help novice app developers in testing their apps but also help experience app developers in reducing time and effort to test their apps. In this paper, we propose a framework for testing Android apps by reusing test cases. The framework leverages test cases and domain knowledge of existing open-source Android apps to test new Android apps.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE/ACM 6th International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, MOBILESoft 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages20-24
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728133959
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Event6th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, MOBILESoft 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 25 May 2019 → …

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 IEEE/ACM 6th International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, MOBILESoft 2019

Conference

Conference6th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, MOBILESoft 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period25/05/19 → …

Keywords

  • Android apps
  • app testing framework
  • test case reuse
  • unit testing

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