2006-2007int-evry (masters it– soft eng)integrationtesting.1 (oo) integration testing what:...

2006-2007 INT-Evry (Masters IT– Soft Eng) IntegrationTesting.1

(OO) Integration Testing

What: Integration testing is a phase of software testing in which individual software modules are combined and tested as a group. It follows unit testing and precedes system testing.

Informally - a (design) point of view

Why: The purpose of integration testing is to verify functional, performance and reliability requirements placed on major design artefacts.

How: integration testing is a logical extension of unit testing. In its simplest form, two units that have already been tested are combined into a component and the interface between them is tested. But choosing the integration order is non-trivial!


(OO) Integration vs RegressionTesting – another (incremental development) point of view

Integration tests are performed when new code is added to an existing code base; for example, when a new function is added to a set of existing functions. Integration tests measure whether the new code works -- integrates -- with the existing code; these tests look for data input and output, correct handling of variables, etc.

Regression testing is the counterpart of integration testing: when new code is added to existing code, regression testing verifies that the existing code continues to work correctly, whereas integration testing verifies that the new code works as expected.

Regression testing can describes the process of testing new code to verify that this new code hasn't broken any old code.

Question: is this incremental view a good way of thinking about integration testing or is the design view better?


Integration Testing: What about OO?

•The components to be tested are object classes that are instantiated as objects

•Larger grain than individual functions so approaches to white-box testing have to be extended

•No obvious ‘top’ to the system for top-down integration and testing

•Levels of integration are less distinct in object-oriented systems

•Cluster testing is concerned with integrating and testing clusters of cooperating objects

•Identify clusters using knowledge of the operation of objects and the system features that are implemented by these clusters


Integration Testing: What Clusters?

• Use-case or scenario testing

Testing is based on a user interactions with the systemHas the advantage that it tests system features as experienced by users

• Thread testing

Tests the systems response to events as processing threads through the system

• Object interaction testing

Tests sequences of object interactions that stop when an object operation does not call on services

from another object



Tests complete systems or subsystems composed of integrated components

Integration testing should be black-box testing with tests derived from the specification

Main difficulty is localising errors

Incremental integration testing reduces this problem


Component testing •Testing of individual program components•Usually the responsibility of the component developer (except sometimes for critical systems)•Tests are derived from the developer’s experience

Integration testing•Testing of groups of components integrated to create a system or sub-system•The responsibility of an independent testing team•Tests are based on a system specification

Integration of components


Integration of components

Componenttesting

Integrationtesting

Software developer Independent testing team


Integration of components: test process is the same

Design testcases

Prepare testdata

Run programwith test data

Compare resultsto test cases

Testcases

Testdata

Testresults

Testreports


• The entire system is viewed as a collection of subsystems (sets of classes) determined during the system and object design.

• The order in which the subsystems are selected for testing and integration determines the testing strategy

– Big bang integration (Nonincremental)

– Bottom up integration

– Top down integration

– Sandwich testing

– Variations of the above

• For the selection use the system decomposition from the System Design

Integration Testing Strategy


A

B C D

GFE

Layer I

Layer II

Layer III

Example Design Structure: Three Layer Call Hierarchy


Unit Test F

Unit Test E

Unit Test D

Unit Test C

Unit Test B

Unit Test A

System Test

Not recommended in all but the simplest systems!

Integration Testing: Big-Bang Approach


• The subsystem in the lowest layer of the call hierarchy are tested individually

• Then the next subsystems are tested that call the previously tested subsystems

• This is done repeatedly until all subsystems are included in the testing

• Special program needed to do the testing, Test Driver:

– A routine that calls a subsystem and passes a test case to it

Bottom-up Testing Strategy


A

B C D

GFE

Layer I

Layer II

Layer III

Unit Test F

Unit Test E

Unit Test G

Unit Test C

Test D,G

Test B, E, F

Test A, B, C, D,

E, F, G

Bottom-up Integration

RequireDriver: B

RequiresDriver: A

RequiresDriver: G


• Bad for functionally decomposed systems:

– Tests the most important subsystem (UI) last

• Useful for integrating the following systems

– Object-oriented systems

– real-time systems

– systems with strict performance requirements

Advantages and Disadvantages of bottom-up integration testing


• Test the top layer or the controlling subsystem first

• Then combine all the subsystems that are called by the tested subsystems and test the resulting collection of subsystems

• Do this until all subsystems are incorporated into the test

• Special program is needed to do the testing, Test stub :

– A program or a method that simulates the activity of a missing subsystem by answering to the calling sequence of the calling subsystem and returning back fake data.

Top-down Testing Strategy


A

B C D

GFE

Layer I

Layer II

Layer III

Test A

Layer I

Test A, B, C, D

Layer I + II

Test A, B, C, D,

E, F, G

All Layers

Top-down Integration Testing

Requires stubs: B C D E F G


• Test cases can be defined in terms of the functionality of the system (functional requirements)

• Writing stubs can be difficult: Stubs must allow all possible conditions to be tested.

• Possibly a very large number of stubs may be required, especially if the lowest level of the system contains many methods.

• One solution to avoid too many stubs: Modified top-down testing strategy

– Test each layer of the system decomposition individually before merging the layers

– Disadvantage of modified top-down testing: Both, stubs and drivers are needed

Advantages and Disadvantages of top-down integration testing


• Combines top-down strategy with bottom-up strategy

• The system is view as having three layers

– A target layer ‘somewhere in the middle’

– A layer above the target

– A layer below the target

– Testing converges at the target layer

• How do you select the target layer if there are more than 3 layers?

– Heuristic: Try to minimize the number of stubs and drivers

Sandwich Testing Strategy


A

B C D

GFE

Layer I

Layer II

Layer IIITest E

Test D,G

Test B, E, F

Test A, B, C, D,

E, F, G

Test F

Test G

Test A

BottomLayerTests

TopLayerTests

Test A,B,C, D

Sandwich Testing Strategy


• Top and Bottom Layer Tests can be done in parallel

• Does not test the individual subsystems thoroughly before integration

• Solution: modified sandwich testing strategy:

– Test in parallel:

• Middle layer with drivers and stubs

• Top layer with stubs

• Bottom layer with drivers

– Test in parallel:

• Top layer accessing middle layer (top layer replaces drivers)

• Bottom accessed by middle layer (bottom layer replaces stubs)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Sandwich Testing


A

B C D

GFE

Layer I

Layer II

Layer III

Test F

Test E

Test B

Test G

Test D

Test A

Test C

Test B, E, F

TripleTest I

TripleTest ITriple

Test I

TripleTest I

Test D,G

DoubleTest II

DoubleTest II

DoubleTest II

DoubleTest II

DoubleTest I

DoubleTest I

DoubleTest I

DoubleTest I

Test A,C

Test A, B, C, D,

E, F, G

Modified Sandwich Testing Strategy


.

1. Based on the integration strategy, select a component to be tested. Unit test all the classes in the component.

2. Put selected component together; do any preliminary fix-up necessary to make the integration test operational (drivers, stubs)

3. Do functional testing: Define test cases that exercise all uses cases with the selected component

1. Based on the integration strategy, select a component to be tested. Unit test all the classes in the component.

2. Put selected component together; do any preliminary fix-up necessary to make the integration test operational (drivers, stubs)

3. Do functional testing: Define test cases that exercise all uses cases with the selected component

4. Do structural testing: Define test cases that exercise the selected component

5. Execute performance tests

6. Keep records of the test cases and testing activities.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 7 until the full system is tested.

The primary goal of integration testing is to identify errors in the (current) component configuration.

4. Do structural testing: Define test cases that exercise the selected component

5. Execute performance tests

6. Keep records of the test cases and testing activities.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 7 until the full system is tested.

The primary goal of integration testing is to identify errors in the (current) component configuration.

Steps in Integration-Testing


• Factors to consider

– Amount of test harness (stubs &drivers)

– Location of critical parts in the system

– Availability of hardware

– Availability of components

– Scheduling concerns

• Bottom up approach

– good for object oriented design methodologies

– Test driver interfaces must match component interfaces

– ...

• Factors to consider

– Amount of test harness (stubs &drivers)

– Location of critical parts in the system

– Availability of hardware

– Availability of components

– Scheduling concerns

• Bottom up approach

– good for object oriented design methodologies

– Test driver interfaces must match component interfaces

– ...

– ...Top-level components are usually important and cannot be neglected up to the end of testing

– Detection of design errors postponed until end of testing

• Top down approach

– Test cases can be defined in terms of functions examined

– Need to maintain correctness of test stubs

– Writing stubs can be difficult

– ...Top-level components are usually important and cannot be neglected up to the end of testing

– Detection of design errors postponed until end of testing

• Top down approach

– Test cases can be defined in terms of functions examined

– Need to maintain correctness of test stubs

– Writing stubs can be difficult

Choosing an Integration Strategy?


Establish the test objectives

Design the test cases

Write the test cases

Test the test cases

Execute the tests

Evaluate the test results

Change the system

Do regression testing

Remember the Testing Life Cycle


Test

Analyst

TeamUser

Programmertoo familiarwith code

ProfessionalTester

Configuration Management

Specialist

System Designer

How to Construct a Good Test Team?


Dynamicanalyser

Programbeing tested

Testresults

Testpredictions

Filecomparator

Executionreport

Simulator

Sourcecode

Testmanager Test data Oracle

Test datagenerator

Specification

Reportgenerator

Test resultsreport

In a complex system, you will probably need a test bench to co-ordinate testing activities



Lets learn about integration testing by looking at a practical example:

Check out the Source Code at the web site

We will use the IntPairArray from the regression testing exercise:

IntPair.java, Compare.java, IntPairArray.java,

in our new system: Integration.java

It is your task to compare and contrast 2 different integration testing approaches (e.g. big bang vs bottom-up) for this System.

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