Regression test selection model: a comparison between ReTSE and pythia

Ngah, Amir; Munro, Malcolm; Abdullah, Zailani; Jalil, Masita A.; Abdallah, Mohamad

doi:10.12928/telkomnika.v17i2.10332

Regression test selection model: a comparison between ReTSE and pythia

Ngah, Amir; Munro, Malcolm; Abdullah, Zailani; Jalil, Masita A.; Abdallah, Mohamad

Authors

Amir Ngah

Malcolm Munro

Zailani Abdullah

Masita A. Jalil

Mohamad Abdallah

Abstract

As software systems change and evolve over time regression tests have to be run to validate these changes. Regression testing is an expensive but essential activity in software maintenance. The purpose of this paper is to compare a new regression test selection model called ReTSE with Pythia. The ReTSE model uses decomposition slicing in order to identify the relevant regression tests. Decomposition slicing provides a technique that is capable of identifying the unchanged parts of a system. Pythia is a regression test selection technique based on textual differencing. Both techniques are compare using a Power program taken from Vokolos and Frankl’s paper. The analysis of this comparison has shown promising results in reducing the number of tests to be run after changes are introduced.

Citation

Ngah, A., Munro, M., Abdullah, Z., Jalil, M. A., & Abdallah, M. (2019). Regression test selection model: a comparison between ReTSE and pythia. TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control), 17(2), 844-851. https://doi.org/10.12928/telkomnika.v17i2.10332

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 19, 2018
Online Publication Date	Apr 30, 2019
Publication Date	2019-04
Deposit Date	Aug 21, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Aug 21, 2019
Journal	TELKOMNIKA Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering
Print ISSN	1693-6930
Electronic ISSN	1693-6930
Publisher	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	17
Issue	2
Pages	844-851
DOI	https://doi.org/10.12928/telkomnika.v17i2.10332