Testing approach for mobile applications through reverse engineering of UI Patterns

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Inês Coimbra Morgado (Author) FEUP; Ana Cristina Ramada Paiva (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2015 30th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering Workshop (ASEW)

Pages: 42-49

30th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering Workshops (ASEW)

Lincoln, NE, NOV 09-13, 2015

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 6 Citations

Scopus - 13 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology

Associated Projects

PTDC/EIA-EIA/119479/2010 - Teste de interfaces gráficas com o utilizador baseado em padrões

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-ARA

DOI: 10.1109/asew.2015.11

Abstract (EN): It is increasingly important to assess and ensure the correct behaviour of mobile applications as their importance in everyday life keeps increasing. This paper presents an automatic testing approach combining reverse engineering with testing. The algorithm tries to identify existing User Interface (UI) patterns on a mobile application under test through a reverse engineering process and then tests them using generic test strategies called Test Patterns. The overall testing approach was implemented in the iMPAcT (Mobile PAttern Testing) tool and is illustrated in a case study performed over some mobile applications as a proof-of-concept.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8