Generic adaptable test cases for software product line testing

Abstract

This research study is about constructing adaptable test cases to counter test libraries explosion problem. Our work focuses on effort reduction via systematic reuse of generic test assets by taking advantage of common aspects and predicted variability in test cases. We envision that the proposed approach to organizing test libraries will be particularly useful in the context of Software Product Line Testing (SPLT). By exploring strategies for generic test cases, I hope to address problems of domain-level testing. Our work will investigate existing testing (SPLT) practices in variability management context by conducting empirical studies. We plan to synthesize principles for test case design, identify gaps between required and exiting techniques, and finally propose new approach for generic adaptive test construction.