Published May 25, 2022
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Publication
Towards the Definition of Test Coverage Criteria for RESTful Web APIs
Contributors
Others:
- Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos
- Universidad de Sevilla. TIC205: Ingeniería del Software Aplicada
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España
- Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (MECD). España
Description
Web APIs following the REST architectural style (so-called
RESTful Web APIs) have become the de-facto standard for software
integration. As RESTful APIs gain momentum, so does the testing of
them. However, there is a lack of mechanisms to assess the adequacy
of testing approaches in this context, which makes it difficult to mea sure and compare the effectiveness of different testing techniques. In this
work-in-progress paper, we take a step forward towards a framework for
the assessment and comparison of testing approaches for RESTful Web
APIs. To that end, we propose a preliminary catalogue of test coverage
criteria. These criteria measure the adequacy of test suites based on the
degree to which they exercise the different input and output elements of
RESTful Web services. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first at tempt to measure the adequacy of testing approaches for RESTful Web
APIs.
Abstract
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad BELI (TIN2015-70560-R)Abstract
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RTI2018-101204-B-C21 (HORATIO)Abstract
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU17/04077Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/133652
- URN
- urn:oai:idus.us.es:11441/133652