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Web applications are everywhere—well tested web applications however are in short supply. The mixture of JavaScript, HTML and CSS in a variety of different browsers makes it virtually impossible to apply static analysis techniques. In this setting, systematic testing becomes a real challenge. We present a technique to automatically generate tests for Web 2.0 applications. Our approach systematically explores and tests all distinct functions of a web application. Our prototype implementation WEBMATE handles interfaces as complex as Facebook and is able to cover up to 7 times as much code as existing tools. The only requirements to use WEBMATE are the address of the application and, if necessary, user name and password.
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Dallmeier, V., Burger, M., Orth, T., Zeller, A. (2013). WebMate: Generating Test Cases for Web 2.0. In: Winkler, D., Biffl, S., Bergsmann, J. (eds) Software Quality. Increasing Value in Software and Systems Development. SWQD 2013. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 133. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35702-2_5
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