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Systematic generation of XML instances to test complex software applications

Bertolino A., Gao J., Marchetti E., Polini A.

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We introduce the XPT approach for the automated systematic generation of XML instances which conform to a given XML Schema, and its implementation into the proof-of-concept tool TAXI. XPT can be used to automatize the black-box testing of any general application that expects in input the XML instances. We generate a comprehensive set of instances by sampling all the possible combinations of elements within the schema, applying and adapting the well known Category-Partition strategy for functional testing. Originally, XPT has been conceived for application to the e-Learning domain, within which we briefly discuss some examples.

Source: Rapid Integration of Software Engineering Techniques, pp. 114–129, 2007

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@inbook{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:44019,
	title = {Systematic generation of XML instances to test complex software applications},
	author = {Bertolino A. and Gao J. and Marchetti E. and Polini A.},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-71876-5},
	booktitle = {Rapid Integration of Software Engineering Techniques, pp. 114–129, 2007},
	year = {2007}
}