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A program transformation for converting Java assertions into control-flow statements

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  • Caballero, Rafael
  • von Hof, Vincent
  • Montenegro, Manuel
  • Kuchen, Herbert

Abstract

We present a technique for checking the validity of Java assertions using an arbitrary automated test-case generator. Our framework transforms the program by introducing code that detects whether the assertion conditions are met by every direct and indirect method call within a certain depth level. Then, any automated test-case generator can be used to look for input examples that falsify the conditions. The program transformation ensures that the value obtained for these inputs represents a path of method calls that ends with a violation of some assertion. We show experiments with two different automatic test-case generators that demonstrate not just the applicability of our proposal but also that we can get a better coverage than the same test-case generators without our transformation.

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  • Caballero, Rafael & von Hof, Vincent & Montenegro, Manuel & Kuchen, Herbert, 2016. "A program transformation for converting Java assertions into control-flow statements," ERCIS Working Papers 25, University of Münster, European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ercisw:25
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