Springerbriefs in Computer Science

Migration and Execution

By: Scott Tilley, Tauhida Parveen

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For a large, complex system, the amount of test cases in a regression test suite can range from a few hundred to several thousands, which can take hours or even days to execute. Regression testing also requires considerable resources that are often not readily available. This precludes their use in an interactive setting, further contributing to an inefficient testing process.

Cloud computing offers the use of virtualized hardware, effectively unlimited storage, and software services that can help reduce the execution time of large test suites in a cost-effective manner. The research presented by Tilley and Parveen leverages the resources provided by cloud computing infrastructure to facilitate the concurrent execution of test cases. They introduce a decision framework called SMART-T to support migration of software testing to the cloud, a distributed environment called HadoopUnit for the concurrent execution of test cases in the cloud, and a series of case studies illustrating the use of the framework and the environment. Experimental results indicate a significant reduction in test execution time is possible when compared with a typical sequential environment.

Software testing in the cloud is a subject of high interest for advanced practitioners and academic researchers alike. For advanced practitioners, the issue of cloud computing and its impact on the field of software testing is becoming increasingly relevant. For academic researchers, this is a subject that is replete with interesting challenges; there are so many open problems that graduate students will be busy for years to come. To further disseminate results in this field, the authors created a community of interest called "Software Testing in the Cloud" (www.STITC.org), and they encourage all readers to get involved in this exciting new area.

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Introduction	p. 1
Software Testing	p. 1
Regression Testing	p. 2
Unit Testing	p. 4
Distributed Testing	p. 5
Cloud Computing	p. 5
Cloud Services	p. 7
Cloud Providers	p. 8
Cloud Types	p. 10
System Migration	p. 11
Legacy Systems	p. 11
Migration Techniques	p. 12
SMART	p. 13
The Problem of Lengthy Test Execution Times	p. 15
Software Testing in the Cloud	p. 16
SMART-T: Migrating Testing to the Cloud	p. 19
SMART-T	p. 19
Why Migrate Testing to the Cloud	p. 21
Making Testing Faster	p. 22
Making Testing Cheaper	p. 23
Making Testing Better	p. 24
When to Migrate Testing to the Cloud	p. 26
Characteristics of the Application	p. 27
Types of Testing	p. 28
Cloud-Based Test Executional Environment	p. 30
How to Migrate Testing to the Cloud	p. 31
Trial Migration	p. 32
Actual Migration	p. 33
Summary	p. 34
HadoopUnit: Test Execution in the Cloud	p. 37
Hadoop	p. 37
Hadoop Distributed File System	p. 39
MapReduce	p. 40
How Hadoop Works	p. 43
Design of HadoopUnit	p. 45
Test Case Extraction	p. 46
The Map Function	p. 46
The Reduce Function	p. 47
Implementation of HadoopUnit	p. 47
Using HadoopUnit	p. 49
Install HadoopUnit on Master	p. 49
Configure HadoopUnit for Test Execution	p. 50
Execute Test Cases Using HadoopUnit	p. 51
Summary	p. 52
Case Studies	p. 55
JUnit	p. 56
Generated Test Cases	p. 56
Hadoop	p. 59
Spring	p. 63
GCC	p. 64
Business Drivers	p. 64
Technical Factors	p. 65
Trial Migration	p. 65
Actual Migration	p. 68
Results	p. 68
XYZ	p. 70
Business Drivers	p. 70
Technical Factors	p. 70
Discussion	p. 73
Threats to Validity	p. 74
The Application Under Test	p. 74
The Type of Tests Executed	p. 76
Changes Made During Migration	p. 77
Summary	p. 78
Conclusions	p. 79
Summary of Results	p. 79
Migrating to the Cloud	p. 80
Test Execution in the Cloud	p. 80
Lessons Learned	p. 82
Migrating Testing to the Cloud	p. 82
Test Execution in the Cloud	p. 83
Closing Remarks	p. 85
Appendix: SMART-T Questionnaire	p. 87
References	p. 95
About the Authors	p. 103
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