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Decoupling Scenariosfrom Behavior-Driven Tests

Seyed Mehran KholdiMohammad Hossein Sekhavat

Supervisor: Seyed Hassan Mirian Hosseinabadi

Sharif University Of TechnologyComputer Engineering Department

Summer 1395

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Outline

● Background● Proposed Framework● Implementation● Case study● Future Works

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Background

● Testing is hard!● TDD: Test Driven Development● But...

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Background (cntd.)

● BDD

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Proposed Framework

● The problem with current BDD impl.

● Our proposed solution

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Proposed Framework (cntd.)

● Pros:– Reduced LOC– Reduced maintenance cost– Increased effectiveness

● Actor– Model-based user behavior simulation– An operational system

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From Criteria to Test

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Final Solution: Scenario Specification

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Final Solution: Scenario Detection

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Final Solution: Scenario Detection (ctd.)Given => When => Then

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Future Works

● Different actor implementations– Integration with existing tools

● Scenario pruning● New metrics (e.g. coverage)● Automatic action detection● Real-world case study

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Q & A

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