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A testing tool visualizing and ensuring data-flow coverage

According to different studies, data-flow coverage is more effective in exposing errors than common control-flow metrics. However, there are not many suitable and available data-flow analysis tools. This report illustrates the technical details of the implementation of Dacite (Data-flow Coverage for Imperative Testing). Dacite is an open-source tool able to dynamically derive the covered data flow of a given Java program and its JUnit test cases. Using the Language Server Protocol, it visualizes the data flow within common IDEs. Moreover, Dacite provides feedback about the not-covered data flow and automatically generates test cases for these by using symbolic execution.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ERCIS Working Paper ; No. 40

Classification
Management
Subject
Data-Flow Analysis
Bytecode Instrumentation
Language Server Protocol

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Troost, Laura
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
(where)
Münster
(when)
2024

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Troost, Laura
  • Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)

Time of origin

  • 2024

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