Modeling and Testing Web Applications Based on ORD and FSM
Shengbo Chen · 2008
Web testing is an effective technique to ensure the high quality of Web applications.Unfortunately,it is hard to directly employ the traditional test theories and methodologies because of the particularities and complexities of Web applications.The paper analyzes,models and tests Web applications,and then presents a practical Web test model.It begins with PFD (Page Flow Diagram) and then generates ORD (Object Relation Diagram),which is converted into FSM (Finite State Machine) model according to an algorithm proposed.An efficient approach to automatically generating test paths is presented based on the FSM model.The test paths can be translated into test specification in XML syntax.Finally,the test engine takes the test specification as its input and produces a test report.The SWLS (Simple Web Login System),a small Web application developed,is taken as an example throughout the paper.