10th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC'03)
Tool Support for Generating Passive C++ Test Oracles from Object-Z Specifications
Chiang Mai, Thailand
December 10-December 12
ISBN: 0-7695-2011-1
A test oracel provides a means for determining whether an implementation behaves according to its specification. A passive test oracle checks that the correct behaviour has been implemented, but does not implement the behaviour itself. In previous work, we have presented a method that allows us to derive passive C++ test oracles from formal specifications written in Object-Z. In this paper, we describe the "Warlock" prototype tool that supports the method. Warlock is built on top on an existing Object-Z type checker and generates oracle code for a substantial subset of the Object-Z language. We describe the architecture of Warlock and its application to a number of Object-Z specifications. We also discuss its current limitations.
Citation:
Jason McDonald, Paul Strooper, Dan Hoffman, "Tool Support for Generating Passive C++ Test Oracles from Object-Z Specifications," apsec, pp.322, 10th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC'03), 2003