Structured Integration Test Suite Generation Process for Multi-Agent System | Science Publications

Journal of Computer Science

Z. Houhamdi¹  B. Athamena¹ 

关键词: Multi-Agent Systems (MAS);    integration testing;    test case generation;    deriving test;    Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE);    Object-Oriented (OO);    tropos methodology;    architectural design;    collaborative goals;    detailed design;   

DOI  :  10.3844/jcssp.2011.690.697

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: In recent years, Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE)methodologies are proposed to develop complex distributed systems based upon the agent paradigm.The implementation for such systems has usually the form of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). Testing ofMAS is a challenging task because these systems are often programmed to be autonomous anddeliberative and they operate in an open world, which requires context awareness. Approach: Weintroduce a novel approach for goal-oriented software integration testing. It specifies an integrationtesting process that complements the goal oriented methodology Tropos and strengthens the mutualrelationship between goal analysis and testing. Results: The derived test suites from the system goalscan be used to observe emergent properties resulting from agent interactions and make sure that agroup of agents and contextual resources work correctly together. Conclusion: This approach defines astructured and comprehensive integration test suite derivation process for engineering software agentsby providing a systematic way of deriving test cases from goal analysis.

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