A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system

Yung Pin Cheng; Jen Wei Kuo; Ben Cheng; Chia Hung Kuo

doi:10.1109/HPCC-CSS-ICESS.2015.138

A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system

Yung Pin Cheng, Jen Wei Kuo, Ben Cheng, Chia Hung Kuo

Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

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Abstract

Firmware, such as BIOS, is in essence software. Unlike hardware testing, there is only one method to test software, designing test cases to go through code and then verifying the results with expected outcomes. When code is changed frequently, automatic regression testing is critical to ensure that the changes do not introduce new faults. One popular cost-effective approach to automated regression testing is capturing the testing behaviors and then replaying the tests to assert the correctness of the changed code. Unfortunately, most capture/replay tools are designed for software under general purpose O.S., such as Windows and Linux. They are inapplicable to many other systems, like embedded systems for example. In this paper, a capture/replay testing tool called KORAT is proposed. KORAT is platform independent and non-intrusive, meaning there is no performance interference caused by KORAT's capture and replay. A real application of KORAT to industrial computer manufacturing will be described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1122-1127
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479989362
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC-CSS-ICESS.2015.138
State	Published - 23 Nov 2015
Event	17th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-ICESS-CSS 2015 - New York, United States Duration: 24 Aug 2015 → 26 Aug 2015

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Name	Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015

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Conference	17th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-ICESS-CSS 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	24/08/15 → 26/08/15

Keywords

Capture/replay testing tool
Embedded system testing
Regression testing

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Cheng, Y. P., Kuo, J. W., Cheng, B., & Kuo, C. H. (2015). A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system. In Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015 (pp. 1122-1127). [7336319] (Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC-CSS-ICESS.2015.138

Cheng, Yung Pin ; Kuo, Jen Wei ; Cheng, Ben et al. / A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system. Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 1122-1127 (Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015).

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Cheng, YP, Kuo, JW, Cheng, B & Kuo, CH 2015, A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system. in Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015., 7336319, Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1122-1127, 17th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-ICESS-CSS 2015, New York, United States, 24/08/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC-CSS-ICESS.2015.138

A non-intrusive, platform-independent capture/replay test automation system. / Cheng, Yung Pin; Kuo, Jen Wei; Cheng, Ben et al.

Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 1122-1127 7336319 (Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 2015 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security and 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC-CSS-ICESS 2015).

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