Abstract
The growing mobile app market demands effective testing methods. Scriptless testing at the Graphical User Interface (GUI) level allows test automation without traditional scripting. Nevertheless, existent scriptless tools lack efficient prioritization and customization of oracles and require manual effort to add application-specific context, hindering rapid application releases. This paper presents Mint as an alternative tool that addresses these drawbacks. Preliminary results indicate its capability to detect accessibility problems.
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This project was done within the context of the AUTOLINK project, Automated Unobtrusive Techniques for LINKing requirements and testing in agile software development (19521).
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Rodríguez-Valdés, O., van der Vlist, K., van Dalen, R., Marín, B., Vos, T.E.J. (2024). Scriptless and Seamless: Leveraging Probabilistic Models for Enhanced GUI Testing in Native Android Applications. In: Araújo, J., de la Vara, J.L., Santos, M.Y., Assar, S. (eds) Research Challenges in Information Science. RCIS 2024. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 514. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59468-7_10
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