Proposal of a standardization

for PLAVIS using XML:

a demonstration in LabVIEW

Wendell Pereira da Silva

wendell@das.inpe.br

Advisors

Maria de Fátima Matiello

Valdivino A. de Santiago Jr.
Topics
 QSEE Test Workbench
 Main Features
 Architecture Overview
 Demonstrations
 Proposal of an Integrated Architecture in
PLAVIS’ Domain
 Added Values
 Final Considerations & Future Works

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QSEE Test Workbench
 Definition
 A prototype of a desktop application that aids the tester to generate and
execute the tests
 Part of a test environment
 What is it used for?
 Test case implementation
 Test case execution
 Viewing test execution logs and reports
 Black-box testing support (functional testing)
 What is it not?
 Automatic test case generator
 Does it have a specific domain?
 Yes: embedded software
 In theory, it addresses the testing of computer protocols for embedded
software
 OBDH-EXP communication protocol, for instance.

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QSEE Test Workbench
Features
 Test project configuration
 Create Test Projects
 IUT Identification, Tester Identification, test cycle definition
 Communication channels setup
 Test cases manager
 Add, remove, edit and organize test cases
 Add, remove, edit and organize test steps
 External observation point capture
 Send/Receive messages (embedded comm. protocol emulation)
 Message template library
 Flexible protocol message edition

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QSEE Test Workbench
Features (cont…)
 Running test project
 Test execution logging (per test cycle)
 Automatic verdict assumption
 Allows for conformance test execution
 Allows for fault injection execution
 Test report generation (XML/XSLT)

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 QSEE Test Workbench
Architecture
 Desktop Application

User Interface Action Workbench

Listeners Controller

sender

Data Structure Manager

receiver

logger
Binary data files
<<test project>>
LabVIEW internal format
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Demonstration

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 Architectural Proposal
CONDADO QSEE - Selector Test Cases

XSL
xml xml
<<XML>>
test sequence Selector
Engine
QSEE Test
Workbench
MGASET

Automatic test data and Test

test case generation SGBD (PLAVIS) Reports

Tester
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Added Values
 Planning test cases once and run them easily
 Testing task is self-documented
 Time reduction between test cycles
 More productivity in test execution
 Less testing error prone

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Final Considerations & Future
Works
 QSEE Test Workbench still needs:
 To be integrated with automatic test case generators
 To offer a better protocol definition (message format
edition)
 To implement a multi-channel communication
 To implement more types of communication channels
 To capture observation point in parallel with
sending/receiving messages to/from IUT
 To offer a better user interface (more user friendly)

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