A Proposed Test Path Generation Algorithm based on UML Activity Diagram

Abstract

oftware testing is an activity of finding defects during execution time for a program so that nondefect software can be got. Software testing plays a vital role in developing software that is free from bugs and defects. Manual test is a cost and time consuming process although it may find many defects in a software application. If the testing process could be automated, the cost of developing software could be reduced obviously within a minimum amount of time. The most critical part of the testing process is generation of test paths. The paper proposes an approach for automatic Model-Based best test path generation. In this approach, all possible test paths are directly generated from XMI (XML Metadata Interchange)filebased on the activity diagram and a test path from these generated test paths is optimized. The proposed system will reduce the processing time, and choose the best test path without dependence on others.