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Synthesis of On-Line Planning Tester for Non-deterministic EFSM Models

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Testing – Practice and Research Techniques (TAIC PART 2010)

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We describe a method and algorithm for model-based construction of an on-line reactive planning tester (RPT) for black-box testing of state based systems specified by non-deterministic extended finite state machine (EFSM) models. The key idea of RPT lies in off-line preprocessing of the System Under Test (SUT) model to prepare the data for efficient on-line reactive test planning. A test purpose is attributed to the transitions of the SUT model by a set of Boolean conditions called traps. The result of the off-line analysis is a set of constraints used in on-line testing for guiding the SUT towards taking the moves represented by trap-labelled transitions in SUT model and generating required data for inputs. We demonstrate the results on a simple example and discuss the practical experiences of using the proposed method.

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Kääramees, M., Vain, J., Raiend, K. (2010). Synthesis of On-Line Planning Tester for Non-deterministic EFSM Models. In: Bottaci, L., Fraser, G. (eds) Testing – Practice and Research Techniques. TAIC PART 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6303. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15585-7_14

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