Automated database applications testing
Subtitle: specification representation for automated reasoning
By: Rana Farid Mikhail, Donald Berndt & Abraham Kandel
Contributors: Berndt, Donald J.; Kandel, Abraham
Series: Series in machine perception and artificial intelligence -- v. 76; Series in machine perception and artificial intelligence -- v. 76.
Publisher: World Scientific; World Scientific Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9789812837295; 9789812837288
Subjects: Testing; Software Development & Engineering; Database design; COMPUTERS; Automation; Quality Assurance & Testing; Computer science; Computer software
Description: This book introduces SpecDB, an intelligent database created to represent and host software specifications in a machine-readable format, based on the principles of artificial intelligence and unit testing database operations. SpecDB is demonstrated via two automated intelligent tools. The first automatically generates database constraints from a rule-base in SpecDB. The second is a reverse engineering tool that logs the actual execution of the program from the code.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction. 1.1. The need for testing. 1.2. Why does software have errors? 1.3. Software testing definitions. 1.4. When should testing start in the software lifecycle? 1.5. Types of testing techniques. 1.6. UML. 1.7. Formal specification languages. 1.8. Current testing technologies and tools. 1.9. Related literature. 1.10. Objectives of this book; title: 2. SpecDB : a database design for software specifications. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. The advantages of a database representation of specifications. 2.3. The specification database design : SpecDB. 2.4. Entities for specific software requirements. 2.5. Conclusion; title: 3. Representing formal specifications in SpecDB : a translation algorithm. 3.1. A translation algorithm from formal specifications to SpecDB. 3.2. Assumptions and restrictions. 3.3. Preparing for translation. 3.4. Storing formal specifications. 3.5. Conclusion; title: 4. An automated constraint generator. 4.1. The design of additional tables in SpecDB. 4.2. Generating database-level constraints. 4.3. Conclusion; title: 5. A reverse engineering testing tool. 5.1. Technique. 5.2. Case study. 5.3. Examples. 5.4. Conclusion; title: 6. Enhancing other testing tools using SpecDB. 6.1. Using the SpecDB database to expand the testing domain. 6.2. Enhancing state validation tools. 6.3. Expanding the testing scope beyond variables and database states. 6.4. Testing different operation types. 6.5. Conclusion; title: 7. Conclusion and future work. 7.1. A comparison between testing tools. 7.2. Book concepts at a glance. 7.3. Conclusion and recommendations. 7.4. Future work at a glance.