TITLE:
Guideline of Test Suite Construction for GUI Software Centered on Grey-Box Approach
AUTHORS:
Mengqing TanLi, Jiyi Xiao, Ying Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Test Suite Construction, GUI Software, Triple-Step Method, Grey-Box Approach, Guideline
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.16 No.5,
May
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the test suite construction for GUI (Graphical User Interface) software may be executed centered on grey-box approach with the prior test design of window access controls for unit testing, including front-end method of white box and follow-up black box method for integration testing. Moreover, two key opinions are proposed for the test suite construction for GUI software, the first one is that the “Triple-step method” should be used for unit testing with the prior disposing of data boundary value testing of input controls, and another one is that the “Grey-box approach” should be applied in integration testing for GUI software with necessary testing preparation in the precondition. At the same time, the testing of baseline version and the incremental testing should be considered for the test case construction to coordinate with the whole evolution of software product today. Additionally, all our opinion and thought are verified and tested with a typical case of GUI software—PQMS (Product Quality Monitoring Software/System), and results indicate that these methods and specific disposing are practical and effective.