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A reusable model-based testing method for software product lines (SPL) is used to create test specifications from use case and feature models, which can then be configured to test individual applications that are members of the SPL. This paper describes a feature-oriented model-based testing method for SPLs that can be used to reduce the number of reusable test specifications created to cover all use case scenarios, all features, and selected feature combinations of a SPL. These test specifications can be automatically selected and configured during feature-based test derivation to test a given application derived from the SPL. This paper also addresses what application configurations to test and how to configure test specifications for these applications. This model-based testing method was applied and evaluated on two SPL case studies.
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Olimpiew, E.M., Gomaa, H. (2009). Reusable Model-Based Testing. In: Edwards, S.H., Kulczycki, G. (eds) Formal Foundations of Reuse and Domain Engineering. ICSR 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5791. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04211-9_8
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