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eCAT: a tool for automating test cases generation and execution in testing multi-agent systems

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We introduce eCAT, a tool that supports deriving test cases semi-automatically from goal-based analysis diagrams, generates meaningful test inputs based on agent interaction ontology, and more importantly it can evolve and execute test cases automatically and continuously on a multi-agent system (MAS). Our experiments have shown that the proposed tool can exercise MAS more extensively and effectively than manual testing under the usual time constraints.

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Padmanaban RThirumaran MSuganya KPriya RAkila VSivakumar NSaruladha KZayaraz GIlavarasan E(2016)AOSE Methodologies and Comparison of Object Oriented and Agent Oriented Software TestingProceedings of the International Conference on Informatics and Analytics10.1145/2980258.2982111(1-16)Online publication date: 25-Aug-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2980258.2982111
Khamis MNagi K(2013)Designing multi-agent unit tests using systematic test design patterns-(extended version)Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence10.1016/j.engappai.2013.04.00926:9(2128-2142)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.engappai.2013.04.009
Thangarajah JJayatilleke GPadgham LSonenberg LStone PTumer KYolum P(2011)Scenarios for system requirements traceability and testingThe 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 110.5555/2030470.2030512(285-292)Online publication date: 2-May-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2030470.2030512
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eCAT: a tool for automating test cases generation and execution in testing multi-agent systems
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software verification and validation
      1. Software defect analysis
        Software testing and debugging

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Padmanaban RThirumaran MSuganya KPriya RAkila VSivakumar NSaruladha KZayaraz GIlavarasan E(2016)AOSE Methodologies and Comparison of Object Oriented and Agent Oriented Software TestingProceedings of the International Conference on Informatics and Analytics10.1145/2980258.2982111(1-16)Online publication date: 25-Aug-2016
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Khamis MNagi K(2013)Designing multi-agent unit tests using systematic test design patterns-(extended version)Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence10.1016/j.engappai.2013.04.00926:9(2128-2142)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.engappai.2013.04.009
Thangarajah JJayatilleke GPadgham LSonenberg LStone PTumer KYolum P(2011)Scenarios for system requirements traceability and testingThe 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 110.5555/2030470.2030512(285-292)Online publication date: 2-May-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2030470.2030512
Miller TPadgham LThangarajah J(2010)Test coverage criteria for agent interaction testingProceedings of the 11th international conference on Agent-oriented software engineering10.5555/2050167.2050175(91-105)Online publication date: 10-May-2010
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