Dynamic Test Generation for Polymorphic Entities in Modeling Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of validating and testing dynamic systems is time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the need for manual configuration of test cases, especially when dealing with polymorphic entities that exhibit different behaviors based on context.
Innovation Solution
A system is developed that dynamically generates tests using a graphical user interface (GUI) and context menus, allowing users to specify test requirements and cases without manual configuration, supporting polymorphic behavior and generating comprehensive reports and logs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual configuration of test cases is used for validating dynamic systems, then test coverage can be customized and controlled, but the process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic generation of test cases from model requirements and specifications without requiring manual configuration. The test generation process serves itself by automatically creating, executing, and reporting test cases based on the modeled system requirements, eliminating the need for manual test case creation while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of model requirements and specifications to pre-generate appropriate test cases before actual testing begins. By analyzing the modeled system in advance and automatically creating test cases based on the requirements, the system prepares comprehensive test coverage upfront, reducing the time needed during actual execution.
2Reliability
If manual test case configuration is performed for polymorphic entities, then specific test scenarios can be precisely controlled, but the complexity of the testing process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a universal test generation framework that automatically handles polymorphic entities of different types through a single interface. The automatic test generation mechanism works uniformly across various entity types (blocks, state charts, functions) without requiring separate manual configuration procedures for each, thereby reducing testing complexity while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an automatic test generation mechanism as an intermediary between the modeled system requirements and the actual test execution. This intermediary automatically translates model requirements into executable test cases, eliminating the need for users to directly manage the complexity of test case configuration for polymorphic entities while ensuring validation accuracy.
3Reliability
If comprehensive manual testing of requirements is conducted, then model errors can be thoroughly eliminated, but the process becomes painstaking and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates and executes comprehensive test cases to validate model requirements without requiring manual intervention. The test generation process serves itself by automatically creating, running, and reporting test results for all modeled requirements, thereby maintaining thorough validation while dramatically improving testing efficiency and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous automatic testing of model requirements throughout the development process. Rather than conducting discrete manual testing sessions, the automatic test generation mechanism can continuously validate requirements as the model evolves, maintaining model validity efficiently without interrupting the development workflow.
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AI summary
A computing-device implemented method may include receiving an instruction and dynamically performing tests in a modeling environment in response to the instruction. The dynamically performing tests may include selecting a polymorphic entity, displaying a context menu associated with the polymorphic entity on a display, activating in the context menu a menu item that is linked to one of one or more requirements, generating the test, and performing the test to produce a test result.