Metamorphic Testing: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

被引：282

作者：

Chen, Tsong Yueh ^{[1
]}

Kuo, Fei-Ching ^{[1
]}

Liu, Huai ^{[2
]}

Poon, Pak-Lok ^{[3
]}

Towey, Dave ^{[4
]}

Tse, T. H. ^{[5
]}

Zhou, Zhi Quan ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Dept Comp Sci & Software Engn, John St, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia

[2] Victoria Univ, Coll Engn & Sci, POB 14428, Melbourne, Vic 8001, Australia

[3] RMIT Univ, Sch Business IT & Logist, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia

[4] Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, Sch Comp Sci, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

[5] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Comp Sci, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[6] Univ Wollongong, Sch Comp & Informat Technol, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia

来源：

ACM COMPUTING SURVEYS | 2018年 / 51卷 / 01期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Metamorphic testing; metamorphic relation; test case generation; oracle problem; SOFTWARE;

D O I：

10.1145/3143561

中图分类号：

TP301 [理论、方法];

学科分类号：

081202 ;

摘要：

Metamorphic testing is an approach to both test case generation and test result verification. A central element is a set of metamorphic relations, which are necessary properties of the target function or algorithm in relation to multiple inputs and their expected outputs. Since its first publication, we have witnessed a rapidly increasing body of work examining metamorphic testing from various perspectives, including metamorphic relation identification, test case generation, integration with other software engineering techniques, and the validation and evaluation of software systems. In this article, we review the current research of metamorphic testing and discuss the challenges yet to be addressed. We also present visions for further improvement of metamorphic testing and highlight opportunities for new research.

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