关键词: 测试集压缩 测试案例 回归测试 覆盖度 查错能力 错误级别

Abstract:

Every change to an evolving program will cause the size of the test-suite to grow. Rerunning all of the test cases in   nsive. So some algorithms are invented to reduce the test-suite. These algorithms can find out a reduced test-suite that provides the same coverage degr ee as the original test-suite. However, the capability of the reduced test-suite to reveal errors is not very satisfying. The capability of the test cas es to detect errors can be given a more accurate evaluation by incorporating the fault severity levels. In this paper, we incorporate the fault severity levels into a bicriteria model for test-suite reduction to improve the model＇s performance on fault-detection, and then propose a new testsuite reducttion algorithm. The improved model can provide more detailedalgorithm has a feature that the reduced test suite satisfies the adequate coverage degree no matter when the algorithm is terminated.

Key words: test-suite reduction, test cases regression tests coverage degree, fault severities