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An Approach for Selecting Tests with Provable Guarantees. Mahadevan Subramaniam and Bo Guo University of Nebraska at Omaha. Multi-version QA. Changes. Requirements. No bug claimed. No bug claimed. R1. R2. bugs. bugs. Development Team. Development Team. Testing Team. Testing
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An Approach for Selecting Tests with Provable Guarantees MahadevanSubramaniam and Bo Guo University of Nebraska at Omaha
Multi-version QA Changes Requirements No bug claimed No bug claimed R1 R2 bugs bugs Development Team Development Team Testing Team Testing Team codes Modified codes Two or Three weeks Testing is very costly and time consuming [NIST] 1) in critical path for release 2) development deadline slips can reduce test time 3) development team needs time to fix bugs UNO
Multi-version QA Scope • Predictive Changes: new tests to validate new features • Corrective Changes: Regression testing of existing features • Problems • Regression Test Minimization – remove redundant tests • Regression Test Prioritization – fault-finding tests first • Regression Test Selection (RTS) – select relevant tests UNO
Regression Test Selection -- Motivation • Regression testing is most frequent [NIST] and has significant impact on product quality. • System behavior re-validated in practice using large test suites. • Re-running the entire test suite each time is impractical. • Regression test selection identifies tests from a test suite to validate a change in an evolution step. UNO
Current State of Art • Store all test traces on original version • Static analysis • Compare new and modified Control Flow Graphs • If a trace includes the differences, select test including the trace. • Use data flow graphs and program dependency graphs UNO
Problems • Storing all traces is expensive • Control flow graphs comparing may involve untested parts of programs • No guarantee on the regression test suite • Relevant tests may be skipped (Incomplete) • Irrelevant tests may be selected UNO
Goal • Develop an automatic approach for regression test selection to create a regression test suite with provable guarantees and without using any history information. • Main Challenges • Provably predict test execution behavior without actually executing the test ? • Keep regression test selection economical • Selection cost + regression test cost <= brute-force run cost. UNO
Model-based Proposal Key ideas • Analyze test descriptions to provably predict their behavior. • Test descriptions based on EFSMs and GUI event diagrams have sufficient information in terms of input and output events. • Exploit overlap among descriptions to keep regression economical [See tech report] UNO 11/30/2012 10
s0 EFSM – extended finite state machine 1 6 • List of states • The machine is in only one state at a time • Triggering condition for each transition s1 Initially a = 0; state is s0 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 2 5 3 s2 3 4 UNO
Overview of the Approach • Analyze a given test description to determine if the test execution will exercise a given change and select the test. • Identify descriptions having sufficient information about their execution (fully-observable tests) • Analyze such descriptions to determine if the change will be executed. • Patch other descriptions to obtain information about their execution. • Changes add / delete / replace transitions. • Test description is a sequence of input and output messages with parameters with values over booleans, integers, arrays, queues, and records. UNO 12
Overview of the Approach (Contd.) • From a given test description and a change • find sets of matching transitions that can process inputs in the description • descriptions having a matching change transition are candidates • determine feasibility of an execution path formed by matching transitions • automatically attempt to patch infeasible paths to obtain an execution path • Test selected if the change transition appears in the feasible execution path. UNO 13
s0 A Simple Example 1 6 s1 Initially a = 0; state is s0 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7 2 5 3 s2 3 4 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). Not Selected Tests λ1: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), close/ack(150) λ2: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(160)/ack(150), close/ack(150) λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) UNO
Φ = [ { 1 } { 2 } { 6 } { 3, 7 } ] s0 A Simple Example – λ2 1 6 λ2: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(160)/ack(150), close/ack(150) s1 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). 7 2 5 3 3 s2 Find transitions matching each input of descriptionλ2 4 UNO
s0 A Simple Example – λ2 (conti…) 1 6 λ2: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(160)/ack(150), close/ack(150) Φ= [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {6} ] s1 7 2 5 3 3 s2 First test input of λ2must be processed by transition 1 4 Transition 2 can immediately follow 1 to process next input of λ2 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
s0 A Simple Example – λ2 (conti…) Selected 1 6 λ2: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(160)/ack(150), close/ack(150) Φ= [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {6} ] s1 7 2 5 3 3 s2 Transition 7 can immediately follow 2 since (160 > 0) ˄ (160 > 150) satisfiable. 4 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
A Simple Example – λ3 s0 1 6 λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 2 Φ = [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {3, 7} {6} ] 5 3 3 First two inputs processed by transition 1 followed by transition 2. s2 Transition 7 cannot immediately follow 2 since (100 > 0) ^ (100 > 150) is unsatisfiable. 4 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
A Simple Example – λ3(conti..) s0 1 6 λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 2 Φ = [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {3, 7} {6} ] 5 3 3 s2 But 3 can immediately follow 2 since (100 > 0) ˄ (100 <= 150) is satisfiable. 4 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
A Simple Example – λ3(conti..) s0 1 6 λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 2 ? Φ = [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {3, 7} {6} ] Can we patch λ3 to obtain a path with transition 7? 5 3 3 Neither 7 nor 3 can immediately follow transition 3. s2 4 7 can follow 3 after some transitions not using test inputs. 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
A Simple Example – λ3(conti..) s0 Selected 1 6 λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 2 ? Φ = [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {3, 7} {6} ] 5 4 cannot patch since (50 > 0) ^ (50 < 50) is unsatisfiable. 3 3 s2 5 can patch since (50 >= 50) is satisfiable and 7 can immediately follow 5. 4 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO
Salient Aspects • Regression test selection for test descriptions with rich data types. • Fully-observable tests: descriptions with sufficient information. • A simple structural invariant to identify fully-observable tests. • Automatically analyze failure of invariant to patch test descriptions. • Procedures to select tests guaranteed to exercise changes to EFSMs. • Experiments with 10 web services and protocols • Study costs of running the full test case and selective test cases. • Proposed approach reduces test running times in all examples. UNO
Outline • Preliminaries • Fully-Observable Tests • Tests with Non-Observable Regions • Experiments • Conclusion UNO
EFSMs • E = (Ii, Oi, Si, Vi, Ti) • Ii, Oi : input and output messages • Si: local states • Vi: Data and queue variables • Ti: Deterministic transition relation • Transitiont: mj, Pt, st qt, ml, At • mi ml: parameterized input and output messages • Pt: a predicate over variables from Vi • st, qt : states from Si • At: ordered sequence of assignments to variables from Vi • Explicit transition is transition having both input and output messages UNO
Test Descriptions and Changes • Test description • λ = < g0, [i1/o1, i2/o2, …, in/on] > • g0 is concrete initial global state • Finite sequence of input/output elements ik/ok • Test run • rλ= g0t0…tmgm…g0 is an EFSM run produced by applying λ to the EFSM in state g0. • All the global states in rλ are concrete global states. • Changes to the EFSM • Performed at the transition level • δ = < sign, tn >, sign { +, - } (addition, deletion) • δ = < to, tn > (replacement) UNO
Outline Preliminaries Fully-Observable Tests Tests with Non-Observable Regions Experiments Conclusion UNO 26
Transitions Matching a Test Description Transition matches a test if an input-output element of test is an instance of input-output message of the transition and satisfies the input condition of the transition. Transition 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a) matcheswithdraw(160)/ack(150). Φ: sequenceof sets of transitions point-wise matching the sequence of input-output elements in a test description. Φ= [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {6} ] for test λ2 : sequence of transitions selected point-wise from the sets. = [ 1 2 3 6 ] UNO
Fully-Observable Tests has a disjunct for each sequence of transitions ρ in Φ. kth conjunct states that execution path with k transitions can be extended using k+1st transition. Test is fully-observable if its invariant is a satisfiable formula A disjunct with value true denotes execution path for a satisfiable At most one disjunct can evaluate to truesince EFSMs are deterministic ( n-1 = ˅˄ Pos([t1,…, tk], g0) Pre(tk+1) ρ ϵ Φ k=0 UNO
Identifying Fully-Observable Tests λ2: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(160)/ack(150), close/ack(150) ρ1: conjunct 0: (a0 == 0) ˄ (100 > 0) ρ1: conjunct 1: (a0 == 0) ˄ (100 > 0) ˄ (a1 == a0+100) ˄ (50 > 0) ρ1: conjunct 2: (a0 == 0) ˄ (100 > 0) ˄ (a1 == a0+100) ˄ (50 > 0) ˄ (a2 == a1+50) ˄ (160 > 0) ˄ (160 <= a2) 3 1 2 ρ2: conjunct 2: (a0 == 0) ˄ (100 > 0) ˄ (a1 == a0+100) ˄ (50 > 0) ˄ (a2 == a1+50) ˄ (160 > 0) ˄ (160 > a2) 6 7 Initially a = 0; state is s0 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). Φ= [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {6} ] 3 1 2 7 UNO
Outline Preliminaries Fully-Observable Tests Tests with Non-Observable Regions Preliminary Experiments Conclusion UNO 30
Tests with Non-Observable Regions • Identify a non-observable region (tk, tk+1) for a conjunct that fails to extend to transition tk+1 • EFSM paths from output state of tk to input state of tk+1. • All intermediate transitions in all paths have no test inputs. • Eliminating regions without loops • Merge the intermediate transitions with tk to tmerge • Patch conjunct C = Pos([t1,…, tmerge], g0) Pre(tk+1) and check if satisfiable. • Fails if patched conjuncts for all paths in region unsatisfiable. UNO 31
Patching Failures – Example s0 1 6 λ3: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(100)/ack(50), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 2 1 5 3 3 s2 ignore 2 ? 4 3 3 7 5 ? 7 7 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). UNO 32
Regions with Terminating Loops • Regions having loops cannot be eliminated by simple merging. • Each loop iteration requires additional test input. • Merge intermediate transitions in the path until the loop end-points and attempt to construct a path by executing loop transitions. • Process terminates since all loops are terminating over concrete global states. UNO 33
Patching Involving Loop – Example s0 1 6 λ4: open(100)/ack(100), deposit(50)/ack(150), withdraw(50)/ack(100), withdraw(60)/ack(40), withdraw(60)/ack(50), close/ack(50) s1 7 Φ= [ {1} {2} {3, 7} {3, 7} {3, 7} {6} ] 2 1 5 3 3 s2 ignore 2 4 ? 3 7 Patch fails ? ? 5 1. open(v), v > 0, s0 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 2. deposit(v), v > 0, s1 s1, {a = a + v}, ack(a), 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a), 4. a > 0 a < 50, s2 s2, {a = a + 1}, 5. a >= 50, s2 s1, {}, 6. close, true, s1 s0, {}, ack(a). 7. withdraw(v), v > 0 v > a, s1 s1, {}, ack(a). 3 3 7 4 ? 7 7 7 5 UNO 34
Outline Preliminaries Fully-Observable Tests Tests with Non-Observable Regions Experiments Conclusion UNO 35
Experiments • Regression Cost Model [Leung and White 91] • C1: Cost of running the full test suite • C2: Cost of running the selected tests • C3: Cost of analyzing the regression test selection - > Atm: automatic teller machine; Thp: third party call; Bnk: back web services; Ven: a vending machine (Cmp, Tcp, Cnf) : completion, two-phase commit, and conference protocol
SPG with Code-based approach s0 E P1: incr1 (x) { p1 while(++x <= 0) { } s1 return x; } s1 P1 t2: while() [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} T s1 F X t3: jump() [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} t1: incr1(p) /{x = p} UNO
SPG with Code-based approach F E E T P1: incr1 (x) { p1 while(++x <= 0) { p2 while(++x <= 0) {} } s1 return x; } P2 P1 P1 T T s1 s1 F F X X x = 0 : (E, P1) (P1, s1) x = 0 : (E, P1) (P1, s1) UNO
SPG with Code-based approach t3: jump() [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} s0 s0 t1: incr1(p) /{x = p} P1: incr1 (x) { p1 while(++x <= 0) { p2 while(++x <= 0) {} } s1 return x; } s1 s1 t4: while(), [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} t6: jump(), [x+1>0] /{x=x+1} t2: while() [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} s2 t5: while() [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} t3: jump() [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} t1: incr1(p) /{x = p} Incr1(0)/null, jump()/return() : t1,t3 Incr1(0)/null, jump()/return() : t1,t3 UNO
SPG with Code-based approach E E T P3: incr1 (x) { p1 while(++x <= 0) { p2 while(++x <= 0) {} s2 return x; } s1 return x; } P2 F P1 P1 T s2 T s1 s1 F F X X x = -1 : (E, P1) (P1, P1) (P1, s1) (s1, X) x = -1 : (E, P1) (P1, P2) (P2, s2) (s2, X) UNO
SPG with Code-based approach t3: jump() [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} s0 s0 t1: incr1(p) /{x = p} P3: incr1 (x) { p1 while(++x <= 0) { p2 while(++x <= 0) {} s2 return x; } s1 return x; } s1 s1 t4: while(), [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} t6: jump(), [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} t2: while() [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} s2 t5: while() [x+1<=0] /{x=x+1} t3: jump() [x+1>0] /{x=x+1; return(x)} t1: incr1(p) /{x = p} incr1(-1)/null, while()/null, jump()/return(0) : t1, t2, t3 incr1(-1)/null, while()/null, jump()/return(0) : t1, t4, t6 UNO
Conclusions • Proposed an approach for regression test selection for high-level EFSM test descriptions supporting common data types. • Test descriptions are automatically analyzed to identify tests that exercise a given change. • Procedures to identify fully-observable tests, patching non-observable regions, and reducing the test suites are described. • Initial results of our experiments are promising. • Comparison with Code-based approach. UNO
Pre- and Post-Images of Transitions Pre-image of t: a symbolic global state that triggers the transition t. 3. withdraw(v), v > 0 v <= a, s1 s2, {a = a – v}, ack(a) Pre(3) = < s1, ( v > 0 ^ v <= a0 ^ IQ0.hd == withdraw(v) ) Post-image of t: a symbolic global state that is obtained after executing t. Pos(3) = < s2, (v > 0 ^ v <=a0 ^ IQ1 == deq(IQ0) ^ IQ0.hd == withdraw(v) ^ OQ1 == <OQ0, ack(v)> ^ a1 == a0 – v ) > Executable path: a transition sequence [t1,…, tn] from a given global state g if Pos([t1,…tn], g) is satisfiable. n-1 Pos([t1,..,tn], g) = pred ˄ ( ˄Pos(ti) ˄ Pre(ti+1)) ˄ Pos(tn) i=1 UNO