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Test libraries explode in size, but both practitioners and researchers report much redundancy among test cases. Similar functions require similar test cases. Redundancy may be particularly overwhelming in test libraries for mobile computing, where we need to test the same functionality implemented on various models/brands of mobile phones. Redundancies create reuse opportunities. We propose a generic adaptive test template (GATT) approach to contain explosion of test libraries by reusing common recurring test patterns instead of enumerating the same test case in many variant forms. The objective is to ease the test development and maintenance effort. The process starts with automated detection of test clones. We represent a group of similar test cases by a test template along with specifications for automated generation of test cases in a group. We illustrate GATT with examples from Android OS test libraries, and evaluate its benefits and trade-offs. The approach scales to large test libraries and is oblivious to application domains or programming languages. GATT is practical as it focuses on managing test libraries without affecting the follow up test execution. Therefore, it smoothly blends with any other existing techniques and tools used for testing.
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Asaithambi, S.P.R., Jarzabek, S. (2014). Pragmatic Approach to Test Case Reuse - A Case Study in Android OS BiDiTests Library. In: Schaefer, I., Stamelos, I. (eds) Software Reuse for Dynamic Systems in the Cloud and Beyond. ICSR 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8919. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14130-5_9
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